{"id":292886,"date":"2023-10-08T12:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T12:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292886"},"modified":"2023-10-08T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T12:39:08","slug":"christian-horner-hints-at-an-early-max-verstappen-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/christian-horner-hints-at-an-early-max-verstappen-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner hints at an early Max Verstappen retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Christian Horner hints at an early Max Verstappen retirement with the three-time Formula One world champion &#8216;having ambitions beyond racing&#8217; with &#8216;motivation the crucial factor&#8217; after the Dutchman&#8217;s dominant title win<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Verstappen sealed his third Formula One world championship in Qatar sprint<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dutch driver has dominated from start to finish this season with 13 race wins<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But Red Bull chief Horner hinted Verstappen won&#8217;t race into his late thirties\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christian Horner has hinted that Max Verstappen may retire from Formula One early with the three-time world champion &#8216;having ambitions beyond racing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Red Bull driver sealed his third consecutive world championship on Saturday by finishing second in the sprint race ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen, 26, has completely dominated this season, winning 13 of the 16 races and getting on then podium in two more.<\/p>\n<p>He also set a new record earlier in the campaign by racking up 10 consecutive wins, surpassing the legendary Michael Schumacher in the process.<\/p>\n<p>But Red Bull team principal Horner, while expecting Verstappen&#8217;s dominance to continue for a few years yet, has suggested he won&#8217;t continue deep into his thirties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/11\/76299479-12607347-image-a-6_1696762334703.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hinted world champion Max Verstappen is unlikely to race deep into his thirties as he has &#8216;ambitions beyond racing&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/11\/76283893-12607347-Max_Verstappen_secured_his_third_consecutive_world_title_during_-a-7_1696762376787.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Verstappen secured his third consecutive world title during the Qatar Grand Prix sprint<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/11\/76283895-12607347-The_rampant_champion_has_won_13_of_the_16_races_so_far_this_year-a-8_1696762384957.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The rampant champion has won 13 of the 16 races so far this year and proven untouchable<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/11\/76282073-12607347-Verstappen_needed_to_finish_just_sixth_to_confirm_his_triumph_bu-a-9_1696762432752.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Verstappen needed to finish just sixth to confirm his triumph but went on to take second place<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He can go on to achieve so much more. We are riding a wave at the moment, and we want to continue riding that wave for as long as we can,&#8217; Horner told PA Media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Will Max be in Formula One for a long, long time? I don&#8217;t think so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He has ambitions beyond F1 and beyond racing. And at 26, 36 seems a long way away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have a long-term agreement with him until 2028, and he has always said he will be happy to start and end his career here, but motivation will be a crucial factor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen said over team radio after wrapping up his latest title: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know what to say. Incredible year. Thank you for providing me with such a car. It has been a pleasure so far this year.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Horner added on Verstappen: &#8216;Max has still got all the tenacity he had when he got in the car as a 17-year-old, but he now marries that with experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Outside of the car, he is a normal guy, too. He has his feet on the ground and he hasn&#8217;t had his head turned by fame and fortune. He still loves racing, and he has got good, grounded principals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is competitive and wears his heart on his sleeve. He is very honest. He will give you everything, but he expects everything in return.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/11\/76284331-12607347-Verstappen_was_congratulated_by_Formula_One_CEO_Stefano_Domenica-a-12_1696762652030.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Verstappen was congratulated by Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali after his title win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/11\/76283891-12607347-After_returning_his_car_to_parc_ferme_the_champion_was_able_to_s-a-13_1696762655415.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After returning his car to parc ferme, the champion was able to start the early celebrations<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen needed to finish just sixth or above to add another championship trophy to his tally and recovered from a sluggish start to trail eventual winner Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n<p>Perez&#8217;s two early victories in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan\u00a0and\u00a0Carlos Sainz&#8217;s win in Singapore\u00a0remain the only blots on Verstappen&#8217;s masterful record this season.<\/p>\n<p>He now trails his team-mate by a staggering gap totalling 184 points.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen became the 11th driver to reach at least three titles and just the fifth to win a hat-trick in a row, rounding off one of the most impressive seasons in history.<\/p>\n<p>The trailblazer also became the first driver to wrap up a title during a sprint event, the short-form showpiece having been introduced over certain weekends in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are six grands prix left to go this year, starting with Sunday&#8217;s action in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda and Jackie Stewart are among those to have also won three titles. Mercedes&#8217; Lewis Hamilton and Schumacher share the record of seven.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12607347\/Christian-Horner-hints-early-Max-Verstappen-retirement-three-time-Formula-One-world-champion-having-ambitions-racing-motivation-crucial-factor-Dutchmans-dominant-title-win.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Horner hints at an early Max Verstappen retirement with the three-time Formula One world champion &#8216;having ambitions beyond racing&#8217; with &#8216;motivation the crucial factor&#8217; after the Dutchman&#8217;s dominant title win Verstappen sealed his third Formula One world championship in Qatar sprint Dutch driver has dominated from start to finish this season with 13 race [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christian Horner hints at an early Max Verstappen retirement - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/christian-horner-hints-at-an-early-max-verstappen-retirement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christian Horner hints at an early Max Verstappen retirement - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Christian Horner hints at an early Max Verstappen retirement with the three-time Formula One world champion &#8216;having ambitions beyond racing&#8217; 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