Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that he is in talks with the FIA and Formula 1 management on how to improve the new rules introduced this season and added that he does not want to leave the sport.
Verstappen is often criticized new rules, which include a 50-50 power split between the internal combustion engine and electric power and require more power distribution strategies.
He said yes more than once he doesn’t enjoy driving the latest cars how much he enjoyed driving the previous generation car and that the new rules could affect his long-term future in Formula 1. The four-time world champion confirmed this week that he will take part in the Nürburgring 24 Hours in May, between two Formula 1 races.
At a press conference in Shanghai, on the eve of the Chinese Grand Prix, Verstappen said that he is worried about the situation and that he is engaged in helping the leaders of the sport to make improvements for the future.
I really don’t want to leave. I would like to have a little more fun, but I also do other things that are really fun. I will be racing on the Nordschleife. Hopefully in the next few years I can get to Spa and hopefully Le Mans. So I combine that, to find other things that entertain me as well, he said.
I have my own team, so I have a lot of distractions at the same time, I would say positive distractions.
I don’t really enjoy driving the car, but I do enjoy working with the people in the team and in the engine department.
I don’t want to leave, but I also hope that things will improve. I spoke to Formula 1 and the FIA, we are working on something and I hope it will improve, added Verstappen.
Verstappen is last week he finished sixth in the season opener at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, despite starting from 20th place. He said that Red Bull’s car and engine have a lot of potential to be used, but that the difference compared to the cars of Mercedes and Ferrari, which are in
Melbourne took the first four placeswas obvious.
Honestly, it’s a real jungle right now. It is very difficult to know how good Red Bull is. “I hope we’ll get a little closer, but it’s clear we can’t fight with them at the moment,” said Verstappen.
The Formula 1 season continues this weekend with the Chinese Grand Prix.
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