What is going on with Ferrari and will Verstappen quit? F1 Q&A

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What is going on with Ferrari and will Verstappen quit? F1 Q&A

Do you honestly think Max will quit F1 at the end of the season if the engine changes aren't coming? - Paddy There is no questioning the fact that Max Verstappen is being genuine when he says he …

Do you honestly think Max will quit F1 at the end of the season if the engine changes aren't coming? - Paddy There is no questioning the fact that Max Verstappen is being genuine when he says he doesn't think he can face another year driving the cars as they are. In Montreal, he made it pretty clear that he does not fancy sticking around if the engine rules don't change. "It's just mentally not doable for me to stay like this," he said. "It's really not." After the race, he admitted he had "enjoyed a lot" his battle with Hamilton. But he also expanded on why he doesn't like the new cars or, more precisely, the new engines, with their need for constant energy management. Verstappen said that racing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours had reminded him "how pure motorsport can be". In F1, this year, he said: "For me, while driving, it's all a bit confusing. It's not what Formula 1 should be about. It's way too complex. "Most of the rules, the fans don't even know what we are dealing with while driving, what is allowed when you're behind or when you're the car ahead, what we have to do on a formation lap or what we have to do in an out-lap, or how much battery that we're allowed to charge. "It's just such a shame that we have to deal with all these things. …

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