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Kerri-Anne Kennerley trademarks of Maxim Media Inc., and used under license by (publisher). 44. Caitlin Bassett 95. Lisa Wilkinson 45. Tegan Martin 96. Rowena Orr All rights reserved. The United States edition of MAXIM is published monthly 46. Rose Byrne 97. Vikki Campion by MAXIM Inc. 268 W. 44th Street 5th Floor New York, NY, 10036 47. Jesinta Campbell 98. Michaelia Cash For international publishing or licensing inquiries: [email protected] 48. Natasha Oakley 99. Annastacia Palaszczuk 49. Amanda Keller 100. Julie Bishop 8 MAXIM.COM.AU MACHINES THE Flyboard Air inventor FRANKY ZAPATA recently wowed the crowds at the Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. We caught up with the Frenchman in Marina Bay to find out more about his gravity-defying creation… BY STEWART BELL ranky Zapata is redefining limits with his jet-powered fans were treated to incredible live performances from 27 acts this hoverboard — the Flyboard Air. The 40-year-old Jet Ski year, featuring headliners Martin Garrix, The Killers, Liam Gallagher, racer turned inventor-and-pilot has taken to the skies all Jay Chou, Dua Lipa, and Simply Red. Each night, the Padang Stage over the world flying his hoverboard, which is powered by at the back of the Circuit Park — parallel to the short straight between Ffour turbo-engines putting out 1000bhp for a top speed of more than Turns 9-10 — boomed as almost 60,000 fans danced and sang to some 150km/h. And for the Frenchman, it’s a childhood dream come true. of the world’s biggest artists playing out. The Killers even invited a fan “I spent 15 years of my life Jet Ski racing all over the world, but onstage to play the drums and he delivered as the crowd went wild. “It’s amazing for me to be here,” says Zapata, who also did daily I always had the dream to fly,” Zapata says. “In 2015, I started developing demonstrations at the event. “Every time I can share my passion with this jet-powered board. I got the experience from my first invention for people, I always enjoy that, the Flyboard that you connect especially when I can see the to the Jet Ski. Many people have crowd’s reaction.” Zapata’s already tried that; you can see enthusiasm for the Flyboard Air, that at beaches all over the world. and life, is infectious — and we But I always had the dream to meet at the Formula 1 Singapore fly, so I started [developing it] in Grand Prix’s all-new VIP party 2015 around October-November. precinct Twenty3, with the At the beginning it was a very facility taking its name from the crazy project, but step-after-step superfast final turn where it’s located. Before sitting down, we we started developing this crazy had a walk through the expansive machine.” hospitality game-changer, which Zapata has since toured is housed over 3,000sqm and the globe doing demonstrations has three five-star restaurants, with his jet-powered craft, which four bars, a 10-metre long dessert is how MAXIM caught up with bar and a two-storey nightclub him. We sat down for an ice-cold known as the Apex Lounge beverage with him at the recent — complete with a kinetic Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, light installation imported where he did a pre-race flyover from Germany. — rocketing over the cars on Back to the hoverboard, though, and what everyone wants the grid, just ahead of the to know is how you fly it — but national anthem. on this, Zapata says a lot is about feel and control. “It’s very hard THE EVENT to describe. You really feel it with your body, you feel like a bird. Incredibly, Zapata was just Like you have the gift to fly,” one part of the event’s massive the Frenchman explains. “It’s entertainment line-up, something totally different to flying with that F1’s original night race is world-famous for. Away from the an aeroplane or with a helicopter, you touch the wind with your track, which featured F1 along with competitive sportscar series fingers — and you need that to balance your body. You feel more Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, like a superhero. You’re not sitting on anything – you just fly!” 10 MAXIM.COM.AU “YOU FEEL MORE LIKE A SUPERHERO. YOU’RE NOT SITTING ON ANYTHING – YOU JUST FLY!” MAXIM.COM.AU 11 MACHINES THE RESULT racing action, the result was a bitter pill to swallow, after Perth-born Zapata’s perfect weekend in Singapore Red Bull racer Daniel Ricciardo started and finished sixth — despite was only made better when his favourite the promise of topping Friday’s first practice. driver — four-time F1 World Champion, “In the end, the race Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, took his fourth was a bit as we expected but we hoped for win in Singapore, his 69th win overall. “I like some sort of ultimate strategy,” Ricciardo said. the way [Hamilton] drives, and I like the way “We tried something different by going he thinks, so I hope he will win this World long on the Hypersoft and we had good pace Championship,” says the Frenchman. but a street circuit is only really great if you’re It’s a championship that Hamilton has on pole, otherwise it’s not only hard to overtake owned through a strong mid-season run, but even to follow.