Formula 1: Max Verstappen Clears the Air on Quitting Red Bull Racing

Formula 1: Max Verstappen Clears the Air on Quitting Red Bull Racing

Ero Samson
updated at August 19, 2023 at 8:13 PM
  • Max Verstappen joined Formula 1 with Red Bull B team Toro Rosso in 2015
  • The Dutch driver was eventually promoted to Red Bull Racing in 2016
  • Verstappen has recently cleared the air on his chances of quitting Red Bull

Max Verstappen continues to dominate Formula 1, flying the flag of Austrian constructor Red Bull racing.

The Dutch racer’s exceptional performance has led him to claim the championship title for two consecutive seasons. At 26, he seems poised to secure his third consecutive championship, prompting discussions about his potential boredom with his accomplishments at Red Bull.

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Max Verstappen has cleared the air on him exiting Red Bull. Image: Jakub Porzycki.
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So far, all 45 of Verstappen’s Grand Prix victories have been achieved with him driving for Red Bull. With the two-time champion currently in the seventh year at the Milton Keynes-based team, Verstappen was recently questioned about whether there was a juncture in his journey where he contemplated the notion of parting ways with Red Bull.

Verstappen on quitting Red Bull

The 2023 drivers’ championship leader spoke to Dutch outlet De Telegraf, and he was quick to debunk talks of him being bored of the Milton Keynes team.

“Not that. But I did think: will it still work here? But we always got back together in the end.
Just look at the switch of engine supplier, from Renault to Honda, and the way in which they are now working on their own engine. There was always something to look forward to.”

Verstappen was also quizzed about F1 fans finding his dominance boring:

”This is what I’ve always worked for. If people are starting to shout that it’s boring, so be it. I also know the other side of the coin.”
“I definitely don’t find it boring.”

According to reports from FirstSportz, the Dutch driver who could equal the record for the most consecutive race win in the sport’s history will be getting back in shape ahead of the second half of the season resumption in Zaandvort.

McLaren’s CEO discusses Verstappen’s dominance

In a previous article, Sports Brief reported on Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren, discussing Red Bull’s dominance of the sport through Max Verstappen.

The 55-year-old did not hold back his displeasure with the effectiveness of the Milton Keynes team but believes the other teams can still catch up.

Brown has seen his McLaren team rise through the ranks to become one of the teams to beat this season and wants to match the pace of the RB19.

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Samson Ero is a sports journalist with a track record of over five years in the Nigerian media industry. He graduated from Nigerian Institute of Journalism (2021-2023).
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