Will Max Verstappen RETIRE from F1 this year?
P1 with Matt and Tommy
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4.9 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
With Max making some alarming statements about how he's not interested in racing these F1 cars, we try to answer some questions about his potential retirement. Is it a power play to force a regulation change? Would he still feel the same if he was fighting at the front? And what would F1 look like without Max Verstappen?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy. |
| 0:12.1 | It is time for one of many podcasts over this spring break of Formula One that we are currently in. |
| 0:20.8 | And this is a big topic. |
| 0:22.8 | This is something to really deep dive and discuss because there is a genuine |
| 0:29.1 | possibility that Max Verstappen retires. |
| 0:33.0 | From Formula One at the end of this year, lots of quotes, lots of things that he's said |
| 0:37.0 | after the Japanese Grand Prix. |
| 0:40.4 | And Tommy, talk to me. |
| 0:42.4 | Big Max fan, of course, that you are. |
| 0:45.7 | And you're a pessimist as well. |
| 0:47.7 | So do I even bear to ask whether he's retiring? |
| 0:51.5 | Look, it's maybe no surprise that he's not happy. We're talking to why. There's |
| 0:58.2 | many reasons, but he's obviously not enjoying Formula One at all. And yeah, after Japan, |
| 1:05.8 | he did a quite insane interview to BBC, where he really opened up and talked about whether it was worth it. |
| 1:13.4 | And also the talk in the Dutch media who are obviously very close to him and know him personally, |
| 1:20.4 | saying that this is a really, you know, strong possibility now and he's really considering it. |
| 1:27.3 | Which is concerning for a lot of Max fans around the world, you included. |
| 1:31.4 | And I think it should be concerning in general. |
| 1:33.5 | You know, whether you like Max or not, I think to lose Vastappen out of Formula One would be a big shockwave out of, |
| 1:40.9 | it would just be a proper, I negative for the sport when you have the |
| 1:46.3 | legends like Hamilton and Alonzo getting towards the end of their career as well |
| 1:49.6 | could well leave Formula One in a very interesting state when you lose big |
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