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Max Verstappen has insisted that F1\u2019s decision to prioritise \u2018the show\u2019 rather than the sport will determine whether or not he calls time on his spell in the series. The 26-year-old has regularly talked about his desire to create a racing legacy in other categories.<\/p>\n
The 2023 season has brought unprecedented and record-breaking levels of success to Verstappen with the 26-year-old becoming a three-time world champion, as well as setting countless records, many of which he already held himself. With two races remaining on the calendar, he has 17 Grand Prix victories to his name.<\/p>\n
Despite this success, Verstappen has also been more vocal in his criticism of F1\u2019s management off the track. The Dutchman is vehemently opposed to the continuation of the sprint race experiment, claiming that it dilutes the race weekends and threatening that this could advance his retirement plans from the series.<\/p>\n
Verstappen has also expressed his discontent with the attitude of some of the sport\u2019s newer fans after he was booed on the podium at the United States Grand Prix by a large group of Sergio Perez fans, many of whom are unhappy with the reigning world champion as he continues to dominate his team-mate.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Sergio Perez pokes cheeky dig at F1 rivals after nail-biting Alonso battle[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking to TIME Magazine<\/em> about the direction F1 is heading in, Verstappen said: \u00a0\u201cI would just keep in mind that the actual sport comes first, instead of the show\u2026That, for me, is very important, and that eventually will also decide if I stay or not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n However, when pressed on his retirement claims and at what point he\u2019d consider calling it quits in F1, he replied: \u201cWould I like to win seven? Yeah, why not?\u2026 But even if I don\u2019t win seven, I know that there\u2019s still so many more things in life than F1. I\u2019m already very happy with what I have achieved.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n More F1… <\/strong>
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