Verstappen and his future: fifth world title in F1 or victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans?

The time of withdrawal? Following the Japanese Grand Prix, the last round of the championship before the start of the break in April, Max Verstappen’s statements have raised great doubts about his future in Formula 1. In addition to the crisis of results in the first three weekends of the world championship, the four-time world champion has heavily criticized the new technical regulations introduced this year, so much so that he is seriously considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Circus at the end of the season. A climate of great uncertainty that has been added to the recent official move of Gianpiero Lambiase, its race engineer, to McLaren in 2028. However, it cannot be ruled out, like the latest rumors in the driver market, that Verstappen himself could join Lambiase in Woking, with Oscar Piastri in his place at Red Bull. The future of the Dutchman, in any case, remains to be written, but it was Verstappen himself who provided an important preview. The first objective Present at an event in Amsterdam, the driver responded to a question posed by his compatriots from Formule1.NL about his future project: winning his fifth world title in Formula 1 or the 24 Hours of Le Mans? In this regard, Verstappen responded with conviction: “The fifth world title. I believe I can still win at Le Mans when I am a little older. This season, that world title will not come. However, you can still participate in Le Mans up to the age of 45.” Furthermore, Verstappen’s response was curious about the career he might have undertaken if he had not become an F1 driver: “I also love MotoGP. As a child I also raced those minibikes, but I immediately realized that I had more talent on four wheels than on two. Maybe I was a race commissioner or something like that, haha. No, I don’t think so. I have no idea, but I’ve always had something to do with motorsport.”