Will Max Verstappen RETIRE from F1 this year?

About this episode

The episode discusses Max Verstappen's potential retirement from Formula 1 and the implications for the sport.

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? Sign up to our Patreon for just $5 a month! You'll get access to every P1 episode ad-free, extended versions of every 2026 race review, early access to tickets & merch, and access to our Discord server where you can chat with us and other F1 fans! Click here to sign up now: http://patreon.com/mattp1tommy Follow us on socials! You can find us on  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Twitch ,  YouTube  and  TikTok . P1 with Matt and Tommy is the world's biggest F1 podcast. Subscribe for new podcasts around every single race throughout the 2026 Formula 1 season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Tommy

Topics covered

• Max Verstappen
• F1 retirement
• racing
• regulation change
• Formula 1

Keywords

• Max Verstappen
• F1
• retirement
• racing
• regulation change
• Formula 1 season

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