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Verstappen further clarifies future career plans amid F1 acknowledgement

In his 10 years in Formula 1, Max Verstappencan certainly boast an enviable racing record and a highly successful career, especially considering all he has won and the titles he has claimed at just 27 years old.

In addition to winning the last four consecutive titles, the Dutchman stands at 65 victories, 118 podiums, and 44 pole positions. These figures already place him among the most successful drivers in the history of the sport, with several years of racing still ahead.  

The question many are asking is: how many more years will Max continue in Formula 1? The four-time world champion has never hidden his interest in competing in categories outside the pinnacle of motorsport, and for years he has been regularly training on the simulator with his Redline team.

Recently, Verstappen also took part in a GT3 test session at Spa-Francorchamps and Nordschleife under the Franz Hermann pseudonym, further highlighting his all-around passion for racing.

Antonelli receives major blast after 'F4' move that ended Leclerc's Dutch GP

The Zandvoort weekend got off to a rocky start for the young Italian driver, who made a mistake on Friday that cost him the first 60 minutes of the session. In qualifying, he was knocked out again in Q2, setting the eleventh-fastest time, while Russell secured fifth.

Then came the race mistake, occurring at a time when Kimi was actually showing strong pace and climbing the standings quickly.

A costly misjudgment that didn’t escape Jacques Villeneuve’s attention, who, speaking about the Italian’s weekend on Sky Sports, didn’t hold back with his harsh words.

Norris gets support from Dutch fans after costly Zandvoort DNF

After showing strong pace from the practice sessions through to the final lap of Q3, Lando Norris’s Zandvoort weekend took a bitter turn, narrowly missing pole to his teammate by just 0.012 seconds.

On a track where overtaking is notoriously difficult, the Englishman was forced to start behind the Aussie and even lost positions to Max Verstappen at the start.  

Thanks to the clear superiority of the MCL39 in the race, Norris managed to get past the local favorite after just a few laps, executing a neat outside move at Turn 1 and setting off in pursuit of his teammate in an attempt to reclaim what he had lost in qualifying.

Lando had partially succeeded in his mission, if not for the Mercedes engine in his car failing just a few kilometers from the finish line, leaving him stranded and forcing him to retire.

However, to lift Lando’s spirits as much as possible, Dutch fans stepped in. Although Norris was Verstappen’s main title rival last year, the fans in the stands near where he retired showed their support for him.

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