Two-time and defending F1 World Champion Max Verstappen has ruled himself out of ever trying to achieve the Triple Crown in Motorsport. To do it, a driver must win the Monaco Grand Prix, Le Mans 24H and the Indy 500.
Away from discussions about sprint racing and what his future may hold in F1 after his current contract runs out, he was asked about whether the Triple Crown is on the radar.
“That I won’t achieve, no,” stated the 25-year-old.
Although he admitted to watching IndyCar and appreciates the drivers in the series — including some he raced against in F1 and before that — Verstappen has simply no interest in trying to compete in the ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’.
“I mean, I like watching IndyCar, I think there are a lot of great drivers in there, also people I raced against, you know, so I have a good connection with them and I like seeing them do well.
“But me driving the Indy 500, absolutely not. I might go there and watch, but not race.”
Top of the list on the Motorsport side of things for the Dutchman outside of F1 is endurance racing. Will he be doing it with his father? Time will tell.
“Yeah, eventually [doing endurance racing], yeah.
“I keep telling him, I mean, the time is ticking, he’s getting older, but even if it’s not with my dad, we’ll see.”
The Red Bull driver also mentioned the possibility of creating his own team down the track.
“I also have the passion of maybe setting up my own team and stuff, so there’s a lot of things I would like to do outside of just driving myself.”
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