F1 road rage: An emotion regulation discussion
It’s not unusual to see professional athletes lose their composure. Given the intensity of emotions athletes may experience during competition, it’s a wonder that more athletes don’t lose their cool or that it doesn’t happen more often. During the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, Red Bull’s driver, Max Verstappen, lost his cool. After a series of frustrating incidents on the track, Verstappen intentionally rammed another car (Gitlin, 2025). After describing the following five emotion regulation strategies (McRae & Gross, 2020), invite students to work in small groups to identify which strategies Verstappen could have used in the moment that may have helped him not attack anotherRead More →