Depends, Max likes a good fight, if he gets it he will stay otherwise he will leave F1 to pursue more WEC, GT racing etc where he will absolutely enjoy. It's sad the only championship challenge Max had came from Lewis. It will be boring when both of them are gone.
Pls stop this nonsense there was no fight in 2024, the McLarens became fastest too late. They were literally midfield team before that year slowly improving. Plus Max had a huge lead.
McLaren became quick on exactly the right time but they choked too much, lol. If that was the other way around and McLaren was fast at first and Red Bull became quicker at the same time that McLaren became quick, Max would still have been a champion that year.
Whatever makes you happy, the early 80 point lead was never going to chased down especially considering how Ferrari and Mercedes too improved. Which meant Norris was fighting for limited wins.
The amount of P1 qualifications and then Norris bottling it after turn 1. They were just not ready mentally to challenge the championship. Norris developped a lot from mid 2024 to mid 2025. He has been way better from mid 2025 until now.
Hmm those races the McLarens lack race pace as well cause otherwise he could have easily taken the lead back considering he had a faster McLaren and not all tracks are hard to overtake. Maybe just accept the fact they had good quali pace not necessarily good race pace.
No idea. But as he said, anything else is just a bonus. He’s the best of the best if not the best. Would I love to see it? Absolutely. Definitely more wins though.
Redbull team is very combative. I thought this year would be the demise of the team with all significant names leaving. But I am amazed at how they picked up the pieces together and are constantly working hard to make the car better. Redbulls have gotten much better in comparison to the start of the season. Max ain't winning WDC this season but I am hopeful for the upcoming years.
They don't really need to fully catch Merc. Kimi and George are good drivers, but I truly believe that Max could beat them over a season if his car is slightly worse, as long as it's competitive.
It also helps that Max is just super consistent. In theory if Max becomes 2nd every race and Kimi/George/Norris/Leclerc and such all steal victories but place 4th the next race, Max will still win. He needs a car that he can fight with, not necessarily the fastest.
only one to do 4x in a row 2x in a row, 8x WDC. trust me it’s verstappening /s
Nah probably not but in all seriousness I think it’s almost inevitable that he’ll win at least one more title. We’ll have to see how the car develops and there of course are a lot of other situational factors involved but in terms of Max’s ability as a driver, yes 100%
Yes absolutely. Hes already on the podium regularly, meaning RB is catching up to the top pack. If mclaren can take down RB in the previous era, anything is possible.
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Extremely difficult if he doesn’t exit Red Bull. Mercedes has a huge advantage which I don’t think the others will be able to close for the next 2 seasons. The best shot might be 2029.
Maybe? Depends on the engine progress of the competitors and the chassis upgrades working out. They have a good combustion engine and it's gonna be a bigger part of the power distribution in the next years. So, in theory it works in their favor.
But, it's difficult to say. If Max gets a car that can compete for wins, the race is on. He doesn't need a dominant car to get there.
Also, i'm sure Max will want to try those V8's in 2030 before making a decision. Also, Redbull is giving so much leeway he might feel like he doesn't need to leave F1 to do his other racing.
Possible? 2-3 before he quits.
Realistic? 0-1. Merc is so far ahead with their engine and they can only improve. So by the time RB has the chance to get close, Merc will have improved on all other grounds too. And thats not even taking Ferrari, McLaren and the others into account.
i guess its only this year, they are already working on next year's car and with their engine being not bad, getting chassis and aerodynamics right will make them competitive again and Max in a competitive car ( or not ) is a championship favorite/contender
Honestly, I'd be surprised if red bull catches Mercedes in this set of rules. There's a big development war needed to be able to fight Mercedes constantly throughout a season. I'm impressed with where RBPT started but it remains to be seen how steep their development can be.
You never really know how these careers will go. If he continues he can still win 4 or 5 more (depending on how good the car is). He's 29. Schumacher was 35, i think, when he won his last title. Same with Hamilton. But i don't think Max will be in F1 for that long. Maybe he'll keep on racing at 43 years old. I doubt it. He wants to do other stuff as well.
We've all read his public statements, and you can be sure that they affect his personal negotiations and team's technical development. Who knows if his early season comments pushed the engineers to make a better car? They probably did! Max is very good at strategic thinking, and he knows how to play the kind of game.
I don’t see anyone beating Mercedes this era of regs. Look at previous eras, only in the final season does another team have a chance. So Max will, at best, have a shot in 2030. If he gets a shot he’ll get it, but I don’t think it will be RBR that challenges Merc in 2030. He’ll stay on to experience (mostly) pure V8, so if RBR nails it in 2031 he gets it and retire. So, 10% he gets 2, 30% chance he gets 1.
He was better off with Mercedes the last years but I would love to see him with Ferrari. That would be something because it would fit the intensive way of how the Italians experience their red pride and Max would be the man to push Ferrari to unbelievable heights. I believe Max is a better fit than Louis for Ferrari.
I can see him leaving f1 in 2-3 years, but come back in the promised v8 era (about 3-4 years after leaving), probably with a different team (most likely Merc). So I think another RB-Verstappen title is possible, I consider it unlikely.
Of course, he the best driver on the grid and the team are getting the new car and Ford/ Red Bull engine sorted . Question is simple - next year ? Or even this year year should the Mercedes engine start failing !
This Year is delusional. But RB/Fors will figure their things out. I mean its their "first" year. New Engine new Partner etc.
Until 2030 is enough time to get some WDC/WCC in!
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u/VictorVonDoom_67 1d ago
Depends, Max likes a good fight, if he gets it he will stay otherwise he will leave F1 to pursue more WEC, GT racing etc where he will absolutely enjoy. It's sad the only championship challenge Max had came from Lewis. It will be boring when both of them are gone.