Would You Rather with Max Esterson

Max Esterson is getting ready for his first full season in Formula 2 with Trident after taking part in the final two rounds of the 2024 campaign.

The American driver’s preparations are in full swing for 2025 but while he continues to focus on the serious matters at hand, we found time to put him in the hot seat and asked him some Would You Rather questions.

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WEIGHTS OR CARDIO

“Weights. It's more fun, cardio is boring. Maybe if you're in a nice place to get outside, but in London cardio is not so much fun in the rain.”

WIN HOME RACE OR MONACO GRAND PRIX?

“I think winning my home race would be cool.”

UNDERSTEER OR OVERSTEER?

“I think understeer. It does depend on how bad we're talking, but I think bad understeer is easier to deal with than bad oversteer. For me, it's easier to control the understeer.”

GIVE UP YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL FOR LIFE OR EAT IT EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR?

“I think I’d eat it every day for a year. I really like steak and it's not much different to what I do now.”

HANDS FOR FEET OR FEET FOR HANDS?

“Hands for feet. You can just do more stuff than if you had feet for hands.”

FIRST OR LAST TO ARRIVE?

“First! You can't be late.”

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TOO HOT OR TOO COLD?

“I guess if you're too cold, you could always put stuff on and maybe put on another jacket but if you're too hot, there's no options.”

DRIVE WITH A RACE SUIT THAT’S TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL?

“Too big. Jacques Villeneuve style.”

ROCK OR HIP HOP?

“Rock. I’m a big fan of The Strokes.”

KARAOKE OR DANCE OFF?

“I guess the dance off. I'm probably not going to pull out any moves but I am definitely not singing, so we will go with the dance off.”

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ABILITY TO TELEPORT OR READ PEOPLE’S MINDS?

“I think for the business that we’re in, teleport. There's too much airplane time.”

WIN THE INDY 500 OR THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS?

“Indy 500, it's the big one.”

OPTION PRIME OR PRIME OPTION?

“Last time Prime Option was not so good for me, so let’s go with Option Prime.”

SHOEY OUT OF YOUR TEAMMATE’S SHOE OR YOUR BOSS’ SHOE?

“If I had to, I guess the team boss’ shoe. It's probably cleaner.”

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DIVE DOWN THE INSIDE OR SWEEP AROUND THE OUTSIDE?

“Outside moves are always cool, it’s the big hero move. It doesn't work so often but when it does, it’s really nice.”

WIN FROM POLE OR WIN FROM LAST ON THE GRID?

“Winning from last is amazing.”