Verstappen says he’d consider Indy and LeMans when “old & slow”
07-10-2018, 01:05 PM
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Verstappen says he’d consider Indy and LeMans when “old & slow”
07-10-2018, 02:41 PM
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"Doing things outside F1 is something that happens mainly with drivers who are not winning," Verstappen said.
When asked if he is interested in following Alonso to America and Le Mans, the 20-year-old Verstappen answered: "Maybe. If I'm old and slow, I will do it."
When asked if he is interested in following Alonso to America and Le Mans, the 20-year-old Verstappen answered: "Maybe. If I'm old and slow, I will do it."
Nico Hulkenberg has been very competitive in F1 this year and won Le Mans in 2015. Does he lack motivation?
Max, for all his achievements, is still very immature. Hell of a driver - but he needs to grow up.
07-10-2018, 02:46 PM
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The kid does have moxy though ...
07-10-2018, 03:19 PM
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Moxy or naivety? He’s either doing great or crashing. He’s in his 4th year in F1 and doesn’t seem to have learned from his mistakes. In a way it’s difficult to blame him in this social media era as he’s always told by every Dutch countrymen that he’s the greatest that has ever lived. A 20 year olds ego is sure to be inflated
07-10-2018, 05:57 PM
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07-10-2018, 08:48 PM
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I can't wait for a class guy like LeClerc to get to a front running team and siphon off all of Max's fans. By the time Max wins a championship he'll be old and slow. 
07-10-2018, 11:07 PM
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I can't wait for a class guy like LeClerc to get to a front running team and siphon off all of Max's fans. IF Max wins a championship he'll be old and slow.
Agreed on LeClerc.
07-11-2018, 07:28 AM
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Everything the kid said in the article was true. He was direct and honest — just being quoted out of context for dramatic (click) value. Every LeMans or Indy driver, including the top ones, would jump to a top F1 team if offered, no questions asked.
"When you have the best car on the grid, everyone can win with that car. Any F1 driver could have won in the Mercedes for the last four years. Everyone knows that. That's why you don't see (Lewis) Hamilton leaving to do these things because he doesn't need to. It's the same for me. I'm in a position to fight for victories, so my motivation is very high. I don't want to do Le Mans or IndyCar or whatever."
Verstappen said that Alonso is not the only driver who has lost motivation in Formula 1.
"My father had the same problem," said Verstappen, referring again to his father and former Formula 1 driver Jos. "He (Jos) was in F1 but he didn't win, and there's a moment when the motivation simply disappears and it kills you inside."
"When you have the best car on the grid, everyone can win with that car. Any F1 driver could have won in the Mercedes for the last four years. Everyone knows that. That's why you don't see (Lewis) Hamilton leaving to do these things because he doesn't need to. It's the same for me. I'm in a position to fight for victories, so my motivation is very high. I don't want to do Le Mans or IndyCar or whatever."
Verstappen said that Alonso is not the only driver who has lost motivation in Formula 1.
"My father had the same problem," said Verstappen, referring again to his father and former Formula 1 driver Jos. "He (Jos) was in F1 but he didn't win, and there's a moment when the motivation simply disappears and it kills you inside."
07-11-2018, 10:33 AM
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It's hard to defend him when you have guys like LeClerc that are similar in age and demonstrate 100% more class.
I agree that the kid can drive but he needs a shrink more than a driving coach.
I agree that the kid can drive but he needs a shrink more than a driving coach.
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Everything the kid said in the article was true. He was direct and honest — just being quoted out of context for dramatic (click) value. Every LeMans or Indy driver, including the top ones, would jump to a top F1 team if offered, no questions asked.
"When you have the best car on the grid, everyone can win with that car. Any F1 driver could have won in the Mercedes for the last four years. Everyone knows that. That's why you don't see (Lewis) Hamilton leaving to do these things because he doesn't need to. It's the same for me. I'm in a position to fight for victories, so my motivation is very high. I don't want to do Le Mans or IndyCar or whatever."
Verstappen said that Alonso is not the only driver who has lost motivation in Formula 1.
"My father had the same problem," said Verstappen, referring again to his father and former Formula 1 driver Jos. "He (Jos) was in F1 but he didn't win, and there's a moment when the motivation simply disappears and it kills you inside."
"When you have the best car on the grid, everyone can win with that car. Any F1 driver could have won in the Mercedes for the last four years. Everyone knows that. That's why you don't see (Lewis) Hamilton leaving to do these things because he doesn't need to. It's the same for me. I'm in a position to fight for victories, so my motivation is very high. I don't want to do Le Mans or IndyCar or whatever."
Verstappen said that Alonso is not the only driver who has lost motivation in Formula 1.
"My father had the same problem," said Verstappen, referring again to his father and former Formula 1 driver Jos. "He (Jos) was in F1 but he didn't win, and there's a moment when the motivation simply disappears and it kills you inside."