Red Bull driver Max Verstappen had a busy schedule during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying day. First, he went for qualifying and finished in P2 behind Oscar Piastri. In the night, he won the iRacing Simulation championship. The Dutch driver is a race machine as he is addicted to racing and sports. But in between these, he was seen watching the FA Cup finals between Crystal Palace and Manchester City.
For the first time in 120 years, the underdog team Palace has won against the giant Manchester City and clinched their first-ever Premier League trophy. Verstappen is also a huge football fan, and recently he was spotted with Manchester City player Erling Haaland, but he is a big supporter of the Manchester United club. But now the United is facing trouble winning matches; their biggest rivals, Manchester City, are winning everything.
But unfortunately, they lost the FA Cup finals against the underdogs Crystal Palace, who have achieved their first ever major victory in 120 years of their football history. Max Verstappen’s performance coach, Rupert, is a big Palace fan, and to support him, Verstappen joined him on his victory celebration.
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Watch: Max Verstappen celebrates Manchester City's FA cup loss
In the video, Rupert was seen shouting and crying after his favourite club's historical win over the mighty Manchester City team. Out of joy, he hugged Max Verstappen, and the Dutch driver was also very happy for his coach. Though his team didn’t win the tournament, he was happy to see Crystal Palace win against his rivals, Manchester City.
Everyone thought Manchester City would have an easy win against the Place. But, the results were unexpected as the Crystal Palace team's opening goal and solid defence earned them their well-deserved FA Cup trophy. Verstappen will start in P2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand prix in Imola. He is currently standing third in the Championship table, and winning the Formula 1 world title with an underpowered Red Bull car will be a Himalayan task for him.
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