To set the tone, the Limburg native, after being asked if the simulators at home and at the factory still adequately prepare him for this style of racing, decided to seize his moment. With a smile: "I found a cheaper solution. I traded my simulator for the Nintendo Switch, for Mario Kart."
Verstappen in China: "I don't want to leave Formula 1 yet, I really don't. But I was hoping to have a bit more fun here now. Luckily, I'm doing a lot of other things, like racing on the Nordschleife, and I also hope to do other races at Spa and Le Mans in the coming years. I have a lot of distractions, positive distractions."
"And it's all a bit contradictory. Because I don't like racing in this car right now, but I do enjoy working with the people here. So it's a bit of a mindfuck. I'm not allowed to swear; that's going to cost me another $5,000. But you get what I mean."
And then, more seriously: "I don't want to run away, but I do hope things get better here. There are all sorts of discussions going on with the FIA right now, and I just hope we can make good improvements, especially for next year."
How important is [the Nürburgring 24h] for Verstappen, now that he's not so keen on Formula 1 anymore? "Well, this was always planned, you know. Regardless of how I'd be driving here this year," he was keen to emphasise.
"But again, I was hoping to have a bit more fun here now. That's why I'm happy the team lets me do these kinds of things. These kinds of races. It's not just about speed there, because we're still faster here."
"But sometimes it's also about a change of scenery, a bit more old-school, a bit less political. And I don't necessarily want to be just a Formula 1 racer. I want to experience more things and I'm not going to wait until I'm 40."
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