After wrapping up his championship, it seems like Max Verstappen might already have enough of the F1. With an abundance of races, changes in format, and life ambitions beyond F1. Verstappen has somewhat shocked the community with his recent comments about his retirement and what he wants to do beyond F1.

Following a controversial and thrilling United States Grand Prix. The entirety of the F1 community has been looking forward to the Mexican Grand Prix. However, Max Verstappen, with his unexpected comments about potentially retiring earlier than expected, has the fans by their jaws! But what could be the reason behind this, you may ask?

Max Verstappen retirement: More to life than F1

Max Verstappen has always been one of the drivers who has been honest about his thoughts. However, his recent honesty is likely to be sad news for Red Bull and his fans, as he candidly talked about his future and retirement.

Ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, a candid Max Verstappen stated, “I think the [F1] season are getting very long, as long that we’re winning it’s very hard to step away from the sport, but I think there’s also more out there than F1.”. With F1 looking to increase the number of races in a calendar year in order to increase revenue, Verstappen’s insight is quite valuable from a driver’s perspective.

This is somewhat similar to what’s happening in the world of football. As with an increase in the number of international games, football athletes like Thibaut Courtois and more have been vocal about the sport’s organization not taking the athletes in consideration. This is especially considering when that the FIFA and FIA have faced heavy criticism for their controversial decisions.

Verstappen further added, “I want to drive different kind of championships and also build up something myself, in terms of maybe a racing team or whatever. So yeah, I don’t want to drive, let’s say, forever.”

Verstappen’s comments perfectly highlight his ambitions and offers us an insight into the insight into his future trajectory. Moreover, with him wanting to driver different racing championships, his absence will be noticeable in F1. However, Verstappen’s ambition of one day owning a racing team is very interesting.

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Whether his dreams of owning a race team end up happening or not, he’ll certainly be able to get sponsors with ease. However, this clearly signals that Max Verstappen is not a fan of mores races being added to F1. His open admission about the season being long will certainly spark some conversations.

From an F1 world champion to a racing journeyman?

Whether Max Verstappen retires early from F1 or not, one thing is certain that his legacy in the sport will forever be ever present. While his decision can vary depending upon how much longer the future F1 seasons become. F1 fans might have to prepare for Verstappen’s retirement sooner than they anticipated. As it seems like that Max Verstappen is a journeyman in the making.

Various athletes in different sports have been journeyman where they set themselves on a different kind of journeys. David Beckham, from the world of football, is one of the prime example who ventured into the world of football, and fashion. As he finally came full-circle and entered the world of team ownership in football. Whether Verstappen ends up following a similar path, remains to be seen.

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Max Verstappen’s honest comments drop retirement hints as he reveals ambitious into life after F1. As the number of races are most likely to increase in the future. Verstappen’s retirement remains to be a talking point in the sport.