{"id":87945,"date":"2025-05-09T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/87945\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:44:08","slug":"max-verstappen-drops-huge-hint-over-red-bull-future-in-f1-career-timeline-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/87945\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen drops huge hint over Red Bull future in F1 career timeline update"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Max Verstappen tests a GT3 sports car at the N\u00fcrburgring, more questions have been raised about his future in Formula 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Verstappen addressed that exact question with ESPN ahead of the Miami Grand Prix \u2014 and he\u2019s planning on sticking it out for at least a few more years.<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen addresses future in Formula 1<\/p>\n

The Formula 1 future of Max Verstappen<\/a> has been up in the air for quite some time.<\/p>\n

As the four-time World Champion faces an uncompetitive RB21, ongoing drama with FIA regulations, speculation about a potential team move, and the start of a family, many have wondered just how long Verstappen intends to remain in the top tier of international open-wheel racing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a particularly pressing concern today, as Verstappen was spotted testing a GT3 car at the N\u00fcrburgring \u2014 after regularly voicing his belief that he won\u2019t be competing in Formula 1 into his 40s.<\/p>\n

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But speaking to ESPN during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, Verstappen addressed the belief that he wouldn\u2019t stick it out in F1 forever.<\/p>\n

The interviewer in question said it seemed like Verstappen isn\u2019t the kind of guy who wants to compete in F1 \u201cforever,\u201d and the driver agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a contract until 2028, so for sure until then,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, it also just depends a bit on what kind of projects are around or not \u2014 if it\u2019s interesting or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dutch champion then called back to 2021, adding, \u201cI\u00a0already said after winning my first championship [that] everything that comes next is a bonus, and that\u2019s also really how I see it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will do it as long as I enjoy it and I can relate myself to the sport how I want to.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, this sport has changed a lot over the years, so as long as I enjoy it, really.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnjoy it, and let\u2019s say, finding it okay to leave the family also behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

While part of that answer is certainly definitive \u2014 that we\u2019ll see Verstappen on the grid until 2028 \u2014 much of it remains up in the air.<\/p>\n

By citing the sport\u2019s changes, Verstappen could be referring to the ongoing issues he\u2019s raised with feeling as if his speech has been censored by the FIA, which introduced sweeping bans on cursing and any speech that could be detrimental to Formula 1.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also referring to the fact that he has just become a father; ahead of Miami, his partner Kelly Piquet gave birth to a baby girl named Lily.<\/p>\n

Will either of those factors (or a combination of both) lead Verstappen to reconsider his role in Formula 1 in the near future? It could be entirely possible.<\/p>\n

Read next:\u00a0Max Verstappen appears as \u2018Franz Hermann\u2019 in secret GT3 test<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Max Verstappen tests a GT3 sports car at the N\u00fcrburgring, more questions have been raised about his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[4199,707,4200,225,1073,12,226,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-87945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-formula1","11":"tag-home-page","12":"tag-max-verstappen","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-red-bull","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114479121448056126","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}