Max Verstappen is serious about his F1 quit threat, Red Bull's Helmut Marko says.
The three-time world champion admitted that “silly” rules in F1 could dictate his long-term future in the sport after he was ordered to “accomplish some work of public interest” by the FIA for swearing in the pre-event press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix.
The 26-year-old, who holds a contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, admitted his patience was wearing thin and that the saga with the FIA could speed up his exit from F1. "Now I am at the stage of my career where you don’t want to be dealing with this all the time. It’s really tiring. For me, that is not a way of continuing in the sport, that’s for sure.""You have to take Max seriously,” Marko told Motorsport-Total. “He has achieved a great deal, but it is important to him that he also enjoys the whole sport.
Marko also accused the sport of double standards given the inclusion of swearing on Netflix’s Drive to Survive series, which has helped boost F1’s popularity, particularity in the United States.
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