Verstappen does not agree with most decisions in current F1, it is a fact. The Dutchman has warned on certain occasions and, even, he does not conceive that his sports career will be of great duration. Max opens up about aspects of his private life, his motivation to continue winning when the third consecutive championship is almost a given, his relationship with Red Bull and, above all, the future. In the case of the two-time world champion, there seems to be nothing written.
Verstappen has been one of the most critical drivers with the changes that have been introduced in F1 at the same time as his arrival. Max does not hesitate to state that “It must be adjustments that benefit Formula 1. Why do you have to change certain things when things are going well? I think a traditional qualifying session is well organized that way.” So true is it that the competition has shaken the tree after Red Bull’s crushing dominance.
Although to be able to afford salaries like Max himself, F1 cannot remain stuck in the rut in a product that had lost part of its value. The Dutch understand it, but do not share it. “It is about well-being, about how you live things and not about how much you earn. Sometimes I think I have to do too many things and I don’t do them”. That’s when the Dutchman throws a question into the air that sets off all the alarms: “Is this still worth it?”
It’s about my well-being, how you live things and not how much money you earn. Sometimes I think I have to do too many things and I don’t do them
Like almost everything in life, it will depend on the successes you reap in the coming years. The tulip has not worn any other jumpsuit than the one from the brand of energy drinks. “A lot has happened within the team over the years. Just look at the change in engine supplier, from Renault to Honda. There was always something to look forward to, hence my contract.”explains Max about how he sees the future within Red Bull.
His “boring” dominance in the World Cup
At just 16 years old, Max had the opportunity to get into a single-seater to start his career in the ‘Great Circus’. Seven seasons have passed since that first time. Verstappen considers that he has savored defeat enough not to care what he may think about his victories: “I also know the other side of the coin. I don’t think it’s boring at all.”
I also know the other side of the coin. I don’t think it’s boring at all
Max Verstappen, with the Belgian GP winner’s trophy.
Verstappen is oblivious to the requests they send to the FIA from Mercedes. The Dutchman had the goal of overthrowing German hegemony and he has achieved it. “This is what I’ve always worked for. If now people start yelling that it’s boring, then so be it.”“, defiantly affirms the reigning world champion.
relationship with his father
In his son’s childhood, Jos Verstappen was demanding like few others. He trusted his mother to achieve what he had never achieved. He was right. “Since I was little I have always practiced with my father that immediately, when you feel the car, you go fast. That you don’t need a lot of time to perfect things or brake twenty meters before.”discusses Max about training with his father.
Max Verstappen and Jos Verstappen, together in the paddock.
As a driver, you should always think that you are the best. Otherwise you will never succeed
Also a pilot, José planted in Max a psychological resistance that has helped him to be in the position he is in today: “As a driver, you must always think that you are the best. Otherwise you will never succeed. I, for one, would never admit that I am not the best in the paddock”. The mentality of a champion who is not clear about his future in Formula 1.
