Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen dropped a big hint about what his not-so-distant future may look like, given the current state of F1 racing. During this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, he told the media that he was “not enjoying the whole formula.”
When asked by BBC Sport if that meant he was “going to walk away at the end of the season,” Verstappen responded with: “That’s what I’m saying. I’m thinking about everything inside this paddock.”
This comes as a big shock, as Verstappen is still in his prime and is arguably one of the best, if not the best, active F1 drivers. And while he previously told me during a 2024 interview that he has “no interest in winning eight or nine world championships”—and that he’d rather do endurance racing later on—he’s never actually shared a timeline for when he might drop out of F1.
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Author: Jerry Perez
