“It’s been a long time”he said Verstappen when he got out of his car and as four-time F1 world champion. The 27-year-old driver emphasized how much he suffered compared to the previous two seasons to achieve this crown.
“It’s a very complicated season. I think so too As a person sometimes it’s very difficult and I have to stay calm”, he acknowledged in the face of the many problems his car suffered throughout the year due to the rise of McLaren and the improvement of Ferrari and Mercedes.
“Of course, we started amazingly, but then we had a rough patch. But as a team, we stayed united, we continued to make improvements and we achieved it,” argues the current king of F1, who made special mention to his team, Red Bulla team where Max, who has a contract until 2028, wants to continue despite Toto Wolff’s insistence on signing him for Mercedes instead of Hamilton.
“I am incredibly proud of everyonewhat they’ve done for me, and to be here as a four-time world champion is, of course, something I never thought possible. So right now I feel better, but also very proud,” he explained.
“In a way, of course, I still prefer last season. I enjoyed it very much“, he said about a course in 2023 where he broke the historical record for wins in a year (19 of 22). “But I think this season, without a doubt, has taught me many lessons that I am very proud of also because of how we handled it as a team. So, in a way, of course, that also makes it a very, very special and beautiful season,” he added personally.
Until when?
The main question raised by Max winning his fourth title is clear: How long will it continue to dominate? No one knows. In 2026, the regulations will change and it is impossible to predict whether Red Bull will have the title car, or whether Verstappen will continue at Milton Keynes or decide to undertake a new challenge with Mercedes. For now, we have to think about 2025, the year in which cars will be a pure evolution of this year’s single-seaters.
And judging by what happened in 2024, A big fight is expected between McLaren, Ferrari and Verstappenwith parity at the start, without the Dutchman having a dominant car at the start as was the case in the first rounds of this season, which allowed him to gain the advantage he has managed throughout the season. The max is clear: “If we look at next year, I think it will be a real battle between many cars. But I’m hungry, of course, I’m going to enjoy it, but there are still two races this year where I want to do well, and then we’ll take a break to try again in 2025.
Future warning
Verstappen wants his fifth title and, as he has repeated on several occasions, He is not thinking of surpassing the record of 7 crowns. Obviously, he wants to earn more, as he admits, but he is not obsessed with it. And as he has reiterated in these last few courses, he has other priorities in life for his future beyond continuing in F1 for years in pursuit of records.
“I want to win ten titles, although I don’t think I will last long, unlike Alonso”he commented. Max has never hidden his desire not to stay in F1 longer so that he can devote himself to other things, other races, such as driving at Le Mans, and focus on his passion for racing his SimRacing team and other aspects of life.
“Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth it,” he said last year, reflecting on the rise of races on the calendar. “People may think that I make a lot of money and why am I complaining, but It’s about your well-being, how you live things and not how much you earn”, he continued at that time. “I feel like I have to do so many things and skip others, so sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth it,” he argued about this long ago.
Source: La Verdad

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