Max Verstappen Being a Cat Dad for 10 Minutes Straight

What is it about Max that people don't know about him? He loves cats. I have a cat on my phone case. Can you see that? That's amazing. Is it true you've got a new cat? Yes. Has it got a name? It does have a name. Donatello. Thank you. Look who's here! I do have pets. I've got three cats now and a dog. Their names are Jimmy, Sassy, Donut and Nino. I've been away for over two weeks. I just want to get home, see my cats. They probably destroyed the whole apartment. We just hit a hype train as we went off air. Unbelievable. I just want to apologise to the fans of Team Redline. We've got a cat! Look, we've got a cat. I bet it gets kicked. You arsehole. Who did that? Do you want any more cats? Well, I mean, I would like having cats but you have to take care of them. I'm picking up kittens on Monday. Oh, nice. So you're going to become a cat person? I always have been. When I grew up at home we had five cats, four dogs. It's different. You can't compare a dog with a cat. A dog is, of course, more loyal. A cat is something that doesn't give a f***. Absolutely. They've got their own thing going on. Leave me alone. I find it fascinating how they are. Climbing and really athletic. But I have to be careful because I live on the eighth floor. So I have to close off the balcony because they don't know there's a big trot. Any cat lovers? Max has a lot of cats. He does. He lost one actually last week. But he found it. But I think for like two days maybe he couldn't find it. He basically jumped to the neighbors. They also have an outside terrace. And then he realized there were dogs inside. They were not outside on the terrace with him. But they were inside in front of the glass. So then he was hiding and not making any noise. So I lost him for like 10 hours, 12 hours. And then we texted the lady downstairs and she found him outside. Is that the same cat that managed to lock himself in the room? No. No, that was the other cat. They're menaces to society, surely. I've got to put it in here, guys. Domino's is the most overrated takeaway in the world. But you are also someone who hates cats. You can't be taken seriously. Who hates cats? It's fantastic. They did me dirty. Huh? They really did me dirty. Was this what you were like as a kid at all? You have cats, right? You have a cat? Yeah, I do. I mean, that's really terrible. This is actually a funny story to tell. So I lost one cat for like three hours, three, four hours. And I didn't know where it was. I was walking around and suddenly the cat starts meowing behind the door. So I was like, oh dear. But it was like a little, like a closet room. So it's only one way entrance. So I'm trying to open the door, but of course the door doesn't want to open because like a baby bed fell down in front of the door, like behind the door in the storage room. So the door was completely locked because the cat basically pushed the bed down. And yeah, there was no way to open the door. I tried everything. So I had to make a lovely hole in the door with a hammer to get the cat out. The cat must have been so scared with all that noise in the dark. The video of Max hitting the door down is... I almost broke my shoulder trying to like go through the door, but that didn't really work out. Like a professional rugby player. He lost his tail or is it just cut off or whatever? Yeah, that's a cat without a tail. A man's cat, they don't have a tail. That's really weird. Because the tail is very important to a cat normally. If it breaks its tail, it's a big problem. Yeah, they lose their balance. Yeah, so this cat dies very quickly. First is Nords, right? Oh, hello. Oh, there is a cat. She's like, whoa. It's a leopard. Yeah, it's Jimmy. I know you love cats. I do as well. So what would be your favorite cat breed? Oh, well, it depends. I mean, there are so many different ones, right? So, I mean, I got Bangles and then I got also British Shorthair. And they are just very different. And I think that is also really fun to see the difference in them. Because the Bangles, I think they look really cool. They're a bit more by themselves. They come to you when they want to. Where the British Shorthair is, I would say, more like half dog, half cat. So he is definitely hanging around me a lot more. But then actually seeing the two, the Bangles and the British Shorthair, interact to each other, because they're very different, is very funny. If Max was to buy a pet tomorrow, what animal would it be? I know. Yeah. You already have, maybe you're looking for... A cat or a dog? Maybe you're looking for a dog now. How many cats you got? Two. So maybe the next will be the dog. Or we make it a whole zoo, like just full of cats, dogs, everything. Oh, we got a cat here. Oh, boy. Wait. She doesn't like to be held. Can I make your cat bigger? Oh, she's gone already. She doesn't like to be held. Fully in the bin. She doesn't like to be held. She's an independent cat in Monaco. How is Donut? Yeah, he's good. Yeah, he's a funny cat. I'm not a fan of cats, but that one... I'm not a fan of cats. Does Jimmy or Sassy fall asleep? Yeah, they do, but I don't know. My reaction is... That's probably how the cat sees me. They're like, I have this cat. What breed is this cat? So you're like, I'll show you. This cat's called Max. It's quite big. I mean, it's massive. I mean, it looks like my cat, but just white. Yeah, but this one's massive. It's really big. First view from a fan. What does it say? Cat dad. I've got two at the moment, but I always grew up with cats. Back in the day, I used to have five cats. I had a bit of a zoo at home. Five cats, four dogs, a bird. Anything worse than your dog judging you? Well, it can be quite bad if you leave and they know that they have to go somewhere else in the house and they get upset with it. I have that with my cats, mate. They ******* judge me when I come back. Cats judge everyone, don't they? Yeah. Cats don't ever want a good cuddle. Or make you have to buy a new door. A present for you. A present? Yeah, and Donatello. That's his name. What's his real name? It's like Donatello or Donut. Donut? Yeah. Penelope calls him Donut because it's easier, right? That's nice. Do you know your cats, Max? Ragdoll? Yes. Bombay? But I've never seen a British shorthair like this. So it's an American shorthair? Yeah. This is a British shorthair. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Well, it's orange then. Is that just orange? Yeah. It's an orange cat. Is it an Egyptian mouse? It's an Egyptian mouse. Maine Coon? Yes. Serval? Yes. Abyssinian cat? Yes. Dragon Lee? Yes. But the ears are folded, so it's a Scottish fold. Does everyone respect the Sims space? In the living room, are there little plastic teacups and princess crowns littered around? Yeah, there's decoration on the back of the seat. Cats are flying through the simulator as well. Sometimes when I come back from a race, there's a cat sleeping in the seat. So, yeah, they don't really respect my space, but I love animals. Why is there a dog and a cat here in my rig? Thank you. In your rig? Yeah, they're literally like playing in my rig. Hello? Hey. I can't use my brake pedal. Hello? Come on. We got him. Hello? Oh my god. Okay. I have some technical issues here. The cats are running through the Sim. Did you forget to lock them again in the hall? Yeah, I'm screaming. No. **** off. Oh my god. I hope the cat doesn't jump behind my brake pedal, because it will become a pancake. Pancake. Oh my god. What are the names again? Cats. Jimmy and Sassy. I'll call them Lewis and Toto. Grandma was looking for us in Monaco. She was in the kitchen with Penelope. And all of a sudden, the cats started jumping. And Penelope said, what the **** are the cats doing? And grandma was like, oh, what is he saying? But of course, that's what she heard from me. What the **** are the cats doing? Talk to me about Nino's puppy. Yeah, he's nine months now. Chaos? He's actually very sweet, to be honest. He does terrorize the cats a bit. But they all get on very well, actually. It's very funny to see. Does Nino try and sit on your lap while you're on your Sim? Because Minson does that to me all the time. He has tried. But the cats try that as well. So sometimes I have a cat stuck between the pedals. You're trying to do a 24-hour race, and you've just got cats and dogs jumping. Okay, fine. Wonderfully dangerous. Yes. That door must be so scratched. I've had once a race where a cat flew through my cables and it turned off my force feedback. So that's not ideal.