The reigning Red Bull champion, Max Verstappen, recently shared about his desires in life. And one such want that he desires, is kids. The Dutch Lion publicly admitted that he wishes to have kids. He further specified that if his kids were to show interest in racing, he’d be all for it. However, he’d make sure that it’d be a different journey for them in comparison to his childhood.

In a recent interview with ‘Limburger,’ Verstappen said, “I definitely want kids and if they want to race, that’s fine. I do think I would do it differently than how my father and I did it. I don’t see that at the moment. But it’s easy for me to talk because I don’t have kids. Maybe I’ll think very differently when the time comes.” [Translated using Google]

“But, the passion he had went very far. He did everything for me. Tuning engines, preparing karts. I don’t see myself doing that. In any case, I’m not going to push my kids to race. They have to want it themselves,” he concluded.

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Furthermore, the Dutch Lion states that he places utmost importance on family, and also claimed that his racing career will not dictate the rest of his life.

Max Verstappen on why he may quit racing before he is 40

The Red Bull world champion claims that Formula 1 life is rather demanding and he wouldn’t want it to dictate his entire life to the same. Max loves speed and is completely dedicated to giving his all to the sport, but at the same time, wants to move on to different things when life demands.

He elaborated, saying, “I have often indicated that this is too much and the main reason that I will not continue to do this until I turn 40.”

“Traveling a lot and stuff. That’s just not healthy. I still really like it now, but you have to give up a lot for it. That sounds crazy because driving Formula 1 is, of course, a dream for many people, but it really is. You are very far away from home and from the people you love. There comes a time when you are done with that,” he exclaimed.

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The orange army will not be pleased with the idea of watching Verstappen walk away from the grid. However, there still is plenty of time left, and the future still remains uncertain. We’ll just have to wait and watch how the Dutchman navigates his career.