Max Verstappen's shock exit hint, 'unpredictable' Red Bull car and major F1 changes (original) (raw)

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Max Verstappen has hinted his future may be away from Formula One as he struggles with an 'undriveable' Red Bull car after qualifying 11th for Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen has had plenty to say on his future and the changes in F1 that he clearly does not like

Max Verstappen has had plenty to say on his future and the changes in F1 that he clearly does not like(Image: (Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images))

Everything you need to know on Max Verstappen's future in Formula One after a major exit hint and what has led to his bombshell claim

  1. Bombshell exit hint: Verstappen has dropped a shock hint that his long-term future could lie away from Formula One as he continues to struggle with the overhaul of cars and regulations.
  2. Grid Position: Verstappen will start the Japanese Grand Prix from 11th after being knocked out in Q2.
  3. Comments on car performance: He described this season's car as "completely undriveable" and "unpredictable", though he acknowledged he was hopeful the team would "fix a few things hopefully in the coming weeks, months."
  4. More from Verstappen after qualifying: "The car never turns mid-corner. And also again, there's just so much oversteer on entry, it's really difficult and unpredictable. We thought we had fixed it a little bit in FP3 – there was still a lot of understeer in the car – but in qualifying it was again, for me, undriveable. Sometimes they are a bit worse than other times, and in this qualifying it just came back to a point where it was undriveable."
  5. Previous comments on future: At the beginning of the season, Verstappen stated that the new ruleset and changes "aren't helping to extend my F1 career".
  6. F1 standings: Verstappen currently sits eighth in the world championship table on just eight points having yet to finish a race.
  7. Verstappen message after Australian GP: The former world champion also had some honest comments after the first race of the season. He said: “I love racing, but you can only take so much,” said Verstappen. “I know that they're, well, I think they're willing to listen, the FIA and F1, but I just hope that there is some action because it's not that I'm the only one saying it - a lot of people are speaking the same."
  8. Max Verstappen admits considering F1 exit and says he's getting fed up with 'life here'