The sim rig Max Verstappen swears by ahead of his GT3 race against Rossi

Max Verstappen hasn't sat in a GT3 car since leading his class at the Nurburgring 24 Hours back in May, and he's about to jump into one against Valentino Rossi with very little lead time.

This is the sim setup that allows Verstappen to master multiple forms of motorsport.

Why Max Verstappen chose a static rig Most high-end sim setups chase realism through motion platforms that pitch, roll, and shake to mimic what a real chassis does under load.

And his team, Team Redline, frequents the events held by the company behind the realistic racing game.

Whatever happens at Portimao against Rossi, Verstappen will have logged more hours bolted to a rig that can go anywhere than most of the field have logged in actual GT3 machinery this year.