Verstappen shock, the Dutchman considers retirement: “I will think about it in the coming weeks. F1 must be fun”

Verstappen threatens retirement from F1

F1 must reflect deeply on itself during this month of forced break. Qualifying doesn’t work and actually damages the image of this sport, overtaking is often decided by batteries and at Suzuka it was even dangerous, as shown by Oliver Bearman’s accident. Stefano Domenicali and Mohammed Ben Sulayem, heads of F1 and FIA respectively, have another headache: his name is Max Verstappen. The Dutch champion has in fact threatened retirement from racing.

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Verstappen’s words

“I have to understand exactly what I want for the future, and I’m obviously referring to F1. I’ll think about it in the coming weeks and months“, these were the words reported to Viaplay.

“Life goes on and it’s not just made of F1. There are many other things you can do. Does F1 want me to stay? Then it must continue to be fun“.

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In recent days, his father Jos had warned the Circus about the four-time world champion’s loss of motivation. Super Max has finished three consecutive GPs outside the top-5, which hadn’t happened since 2016: the results obviously have an impact but they don’t solely explain the Dutchman’s state of mind, who fiercely criticized the new F1 even before the World Championship.

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