Max Verstappen hasn't put a timescale on his eventual retirement from Formula 1, but it is now further away than it appeared just a few months ago. The announcement that he has renewed his contract with Red Bull until 2030 ends months of speculation about his future – including the possibility of moving to another team.
It also introduces the potential for him to stay for even longer, provided the next set of regulations deliver a better product. Verstappen has been among the most vocal critics of the technical formula introduced this season – and now says this, rather than Red Bull's competitive slump, influenced his thought process before the contract renewal.
