Verstappen considers retirement
Max’s statements cause a lot of discussion Verstappen on his possible retirement from an F1 in which he no longer recognizes himself or enjoys himself. The Dutchman’s detractors have an easy time considering his words dictated by frustration, but the four-time world champion criticized the new Formula 1 even when it was the undisputed dominator. In fact, Verstappen’s first trips date back to 2023 following the impressions he had on the simulator.
Verstappen’s words
“I talked about it with the team and I have already seen the data on the simulator. In my opinion, the situation is terrible. If you go flat 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.
“It will all turn into one competition between power unitswhere whoever has the most powerful engine will have a great advantage. But I don’t think it should be the goal of Formula 1, because in that case a development war would start again and it would become very expensive to find, probably, even just a few more horses. I think it should actually be the other way around. Furthermore, the cars will likely have much less aerodynamic drag. Therefore, it will be even more difficult to overtake on a straight line“, he added. “Then there will be the active aerodynamics, which you will not be able to control: the system will control it for you. Which, in my opinion, will make driving very strange, I prefer to check it myself. If the system starts controlling it for you, I don’t think that’s the right way to go. It’s not something that excites me at the moment“.
In short, it certainly cannot be argued that Verstappen criticizes F1 only for Red Bull’s negative results. A team which the Dutchman himself contributed to dismantling just after dominating the 2023 championship, taking a clear position against the then team principal Chris Horner, involved in the scandal Sexgate and has long been in conflict with the pilot’s family.
