Formula 1drivers are used to being practically vacuum-sealed into their cars. Modern F1 cockpits are famously claustrophobic carbon-fiber bathtubs where the driver’s knees are practically touching their chin, and the only movable body parts are their hands and feet. So, what happens when a world champion suddenly finds himself strapped into the comparatively cavernous cabin of a GT3 car?

He fidgets. A lot.

A recently surfaced video showing Max Verstappen behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT3 car has sent the motorsport side of Twitter into absolute hysterics. Driving under his own Team Verstappen Racingbrand, the clip shows an onboard look at the Red Bull phenom adjusting to his new, much roomier office… and the internet cannot get enough of it.

A Man Discovers He Can Move

The onboard camera angle points directly at Verstappen as he sits idly in the pits inside the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3. Clad in his standard blue racing suit, the Dutchman looks like a passenger who has just been upgraded from a budget airline middle seat to a first-class suite.

He starts by casually stretching his neck and moving his head around with an unusual amount of freedom. Then, the hands get involved. He fidgets with his racing gloves, taps the steering wheel, and begins exploring the cabin with his arms. He rests his hand on the chassis and adjusts his belts, moving his shoulders around in a way that would be physically impossible inside his usual F1 car.

X user @artavere shared the video with a caption that instantly went viral: “man discovers he can move inside a race car”. The tweet quickly racked up over 345,000 views, sparking a flood of hilarious commentary from fans who found Verstappen’s restless energy incredibly relatable.

Fans immediately jumped in to roast the notoriously fast Dutchman’s inability to sit still:

• “Someone get Max Verstappen a fidget spinner,” joked user @Myron_LaPimp.

• User @K_Gatutha added, “He can’t stay still for more than 4 tenths of a sec?”.

• “It’s more like you discovering him in other car for the first time,” @code_sometimes said.

• Some eagle-eyed fans completely ignored the joke, with @MlNameis chiming in: “Nooo I don’t care about the rest. just fix the belt, it looks like it’s poorly adjusted… Look there”.

While Verstappen spends his weekends hunting down apexes in Formula 1, it turns out that putting him inside a GT3 car with actual doors, a roof, and plenty of legroom transforms him into a restless kid in the backseat on a road trip – in the best way, or course.

While his weekend at the Nurburgring didn’t go to plan, with his Mercedes suffering from technical issues, he’s proven that he’s a force to be reckoned with in any series he puts his mind to.

“I think the second lap of that second stint… At a certain point I had a lot of front-end grip in the fast corners,” he told Viaplay. “And then later in that lap, a lot of vibrations suddenly started. At one point the splitter began to flap really hard. Then I knew immediately that the splitter had broken.

“A bit strange. I think you notice very quickly if you’ve tapped someone or not. But I didn’t touch anyone, so I don’t know how that happened.”

Following the race, he posted the following to social media:

“A weekend with a lot to take in. Lucas Auer and myself prepared as good as we could for the big one, looking forward to be back next month.”