5 Weeks After Threatening to Quit F1, Reigning Champ Max Verstappen Drops NASCAR Truth Bomb to Spark off Rumors

It has been five weeks since the hearts of the orange army skipped a beat when Max Verstappen made a concerning revelation. For those who don’t remember, the reigning champion threatened to quit F1 amidst all the changes to the traditional format. The eerie confession sent the world of F1 into a frenzy. The rumor of Verstappen quitting has since died down and the Dutchman was back to winning ways, as he showcased his superiority in Miami. However, Verstappen caught his fans by surprise, potentially sparking another round of rumors in an unearthed video.

Everyone, including the Red Bull taskmaster Helmut Marko, sided with the FIA’s decision to revamp the sprint weekend structure. The threat eventually died down after the Azerbaijan GP, the first sprint race of the season. However, in this unearthed video on Instagram, Verstappen made an interesting revelation during a conversation with Sergio Perez and a couple of podcast hosts. Let us take you through the conversation.

Host: Sometimes there’ll be things that you think someone else is doing something dangerous to you. After the race, do you ever go and talk to those guys? 
Max Verstappen (MV): Yeah depends, of course, how bad.. if you really want to say something.
Sergio Perez (SP): He had a word with one of the other drivers but it doesn’t get like.. because in NASCAR like..
Host: (interrupts) They fight. They fist fight.
MV: I’m in the wrong sport. (Verstappen jokes)
Host: Would you like to fight other drivers?
MV: (shakes his head) No.. I’m honestly joking. Even if you grab a collar, you get already two days of homework. I’ve done that already so..

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The fistfight in question could be a reference to Bubba Wallace‘s post-race altercation with Kyle Larson in Las Vegas. However, Wallace has since backtracked and apologized for his actions. Verstappen made a similar statement after his initial claims.

Max Verstappen backtracks on his retirement threats after the Azerbaijan GP

Verstappen might not have won the Azerbaijan GP. However, he did put the minds of the entire Orange army at ease after the race in Baku. The Dutchman backtracked on his threat to quit the sport, breathing a sigh of relief and continued excitement. Verstappen made this revelation to a Dutch reporter.

“No, not until the end of my current contract at least.” He said and added, “No, exactly! I’m always very open and honest about this and I think that’s better than being secretive. That’s fairly useless.” 

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There is little to no seriousness in Verstappen’s NASCAR claims as well. However, if the Dutchman does not renew his contract five years down the line, we might see him throw some hands in the American stock car racing series.