Verstappen fears he will lose his hunger for success. He also spoke about the end of his career and identified the reason why he would retire from F1

Max Verstappen is undoubtedly the best driver in F1 today. His results, especially his three World Championship titles in a row, speak for themselves. But the reigning champion fears something that has befallen many other drivers.

He’s at the top. Verstappen is having a truly amazing time in Formula 1 right now, and he confirmed his dominance this season by winning his third consecutive championship title by winning the recent Qatar Grand Prix.

On top of that, he is breaking one record after another, taking his tally of wins in 2023 to 14 out of a total of 17 Grands Prix.

It’s safe to say that he’s been satisfying his hunger for victory as time goes on, and this season has fed the 26-year-old more than enough. And, with a bit of exaggeration, he already has enough in store to survive the Formula One hibernation in complete comfort.

But as Verstappen admitted in a recent interview with Racing News 365 , the question is how much longer he himself will enjoy it. Needless to say, his contract runs until the end of the 2028 season, whereupon there is speculation that it is after that season ends that he could theoretically call it a career.

But the reigning champion also fears that one day he will lose his appetite for racing, lose his hunger for success.

At some point you get fed up…

“I think it’s normal. Of course I’m still very young, but at some point I think you have enough,” Verstappen told Racing News 365.

“I think everybody has it at some point. If it’s because you realise that your body can’t take it anymore in some sports, then you have to accept it,” the three-time world champion explained.

“You just have to retire in a way. At some point you want to do other things or race a little less, definitely. But not now,” the Red Bull driver concluded.

Source: F1, Racing News 365