'Not mentally doable to stay like this' - Verstappen renews quit threat
Max Verstappen threatens to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season if planned changes to the engine regulations are blocked.
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"If it stays like this, it's going to be a long year next year, which I don't want."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"It's just mentally not doable for me to stay like this."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"It will make the product better, so that means that I'm happier."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"The proposal that was put forward by the FIA looks at increasing the ICE power through the fuel flow."
— Andrea Stella , Executive
"It's just mentally not doable for me to stay like this."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"Max cares about the sport, and the reason why he's so vocal is because he genuinely cares about Formula 1 being the pinnacle of motorsport."
— Laurent Mekies , Executive
"If it stays like this, it's going to be a long year next year, which I don't want."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"It's just mentally not doable for me to stay like this. It's really not."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"Let's stay on the positive side - we're still, I think, looking towards making those changes."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"The proposal that was put forward by the FIA looks at increasing the ICE power through the fuel flow."
— Andrea Stella , Executive
"Well, if it stays like this, it's going to be a long year next year."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"It's just mentally not doable for me to stay like this. Absolutely not."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"Stay on the positive side."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"Yep. There's a lot of fun things out there."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"Of course. I agree, and it will be better for the sport as a whole."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
Key People
Andrea Stella is the team principal of McLaren Racing.
Isack Hadjar is a French racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Red Bull.
Laurent Mekies is the team principal of Red Bull Racing.
Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver and the reigning Formula 1 World Champion.
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Max Verstappen threatens to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season if planned changes to the engine regulations are blocked.
Max Verstappen has renewed his threat to quit Formula 1 if the sport's regulations do not change in 2027, stating that another season with the current rules is 'not mentally doable'.
Max Verstappen has reignited his threat to quit Formula 1 if the sport's regulations do not change in 2027, expressing concerns over the current power unit balance.
Max Verstappen has threatened to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season if planned changes to the engine regulations for next year are blocked.
Max Verstappen has given the strongest hint yet that he will quit Formula 1 if the power unit regulations don’t change for 2026, expressing dissatisfaction with the current rules.
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