Max Verstappen has remained tight-lipped about the prospect of a move to Ferrari F1 in the future, but admitted Ferrari would be a “fantastic team to compete with” at some stage. Verstappen has been involved with Red Bull since signing with Red Bull’s driver development scheme in August 2014, turning down interest from Mercedes and starting his F1 career with Red Bull’s secondary team Toro Rosso in 2015 at the age of 17. Ta.
Verstappen won his debut race with Red Bull at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, and went on to go on to win 48 races and win the drivers’ title for the third consecutive year. Verstappen, who signed a huge contract extension early last year, is under contract with Red Bull until 2028 and has repeatedly said he could leave F1 when that time comes. However, in an interview with Sportweek, the newly crowned three-time world champion opened the door to a potential move to Ferrari in the future. “I know Ferrari has a great history in F1 and is a great team to compete with,” Verstappen said. “I know I will be 31 years old when my current contract ends, but I am confident that I can still do great things.” Although not ruling out a career at Ferrari, Verstappen told Sky F1 that his F1 career Verstappen said staying at Red Bull would be a “beautiful story” “It would be a beautiful story if I could drive here forever. “I’m really happy with where I’m at right now. I feel at home and I’m really happy to be in this team with the people I’m close to. “For me, this is not what I was looking for. I’ve got a few more years left, so I’m just going to enjoy the moment.”Whether or not a move to the red team materializes, Verstappen will add the Ferrari that won Michael Schumacher’s championship in 2004 to his collection. We want to be thinking. Red Bull’s other F1 title winner, former Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, previously tried to buy an F2004 but admitted it was “too expensive” for the German. “I would like to have the three cars that I won world championships with in my personal collection, and I would also like to have Michael Schumacher’s F2004,” Verstappen said. “It’s very expensive, but it’s a great car… but I don’t know where to buy it. Yes, this is an appeal to John Elkann (Ferrari president). I hope he reads this interview and calls me. I hope so,” he said. Recently, former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemello lavished praise on Verstappen after his crowning moment as a three-time title winner, saying: “We have always admired Verstappen since he was competing in the karting championship.” “I was following him. He’s very brave and I like him.” The departures of current Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz remain undetermined, with both drivers remaining on contracts that expire at the end of next year.
2023-10-18 22:18:03
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