Verstappen considers retirement
Max Verstappen‘s statements about his possible retirement from an F1 in which he no longer recognizes himself or enjoys himself are causing a lot of discussion. The Dutchman’s detractors find it easy to believe his words are dictated by frustration, but the four-time world champion was criticizing the new Formula 1 even when he was the undisputed dominator. In fact, Verstappen’s first broadsides date back to 2023 following impressions gained on the simulator.
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Verstappen’s words
“I’ve talked about it with the team and I’ve already seen the data on the simulator. In my opinion, the situation is terrible. If you go flat out on the Monza straight, 400-500 meters before the end of the straight you have to downshift. I think it’s not the right way“, this was the Dutchman’s unheeded warning.
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“It will all turn into a competition between power units, where whoever has the most powerful engine will have a great advantage. But I don’t think that should be the goal of Formula 1, because in that case a development war would break out again and it would become very expensive to find, probably, even just a few more horsepower. I think it should actually be the opposite. Furthermore, the cars will probably have much less aerodynamic drag. So, it will be even harder to overtake on the straight“, he added. “Then there will be active aerodynamics, which you won’t be able to control: the system will control it for you. It which, in my opinion, will make driving very strange, I prefer to control it myself. If the system starts controlling it for you, I don’t think it’s the right way to go. It’s not something that excites me at the moment“.
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In short, it certainly cannot be argued that Verstappen criticizes F1 only because of Red Bull’s negative results. A team that, moreover, the Dutchman himself helped dismantle just after dominating the 2023 championship, taking a clear stand against then-team principal Chris Horner, involved in the Sexgate scandal and long in conflict with the driver’s family.
