Verstappen: “Lambiase wanted my permission to accept the McLaren offer, I told him it would be stupid to say no”

An evening at the theater with Verstappen Max Verstappen was a guest of ViaPlay one evening at the theater in Amsterdam and the full chat will be broadcast today at 8pm. The Telegraaf gave some previews of all the topics covered by the four-time world champion, including the burning current affairs linked to F1. Below are Verstappen’s words on the agreement between Gianpiero Lambiase and McLaren and on an F1 that cannot change much given that the regulations are fundamentally wrong from his point of view. Lambiase-McLaren “He told me what kind of offer he got. I told him, ‘you’d be a fool not to accept’. We’ve already achieved everything together. And the offer is really fantastic. He asked me for some kind of permission and I told him he had to do it 100%. He wanted to hear it from me.” F1 2026 “The fact that we are talking is already a step forward. The problem is just that, although it is possible to change these regulations slightly, at the base there is something wrong. Not everyone will admit it publicly, but that’s how it is. I’m just trying to adapt. Even if I stop in a few years, I want this sport to remain dignified. I would like V8 or V10 engines to return.”