Max Verstappen says he desires to compete in all the main endurance races in motorsport at some stage, together with within the prime classes at Le Mans and the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Ford will provide technical experience regarding the 2026 energy unit as a part of its upcoming partnership with Purple Bull, and can return to the Hypercar class at Le Mans a yr later. Verstappen says he’s protecting an open thoughts to what the brand new technology of Formulation 1 automobile will probably be prefer to drive, however can be motivated by the potential alternatives the Ford hyperlink may open up.
“I feel it’s necessary to be a bit in the midst of [the 2026 regulations],” Verstappen mentioned in a Ford Efficiency video. “From the skin, personally it doesn’t look probably the most thrilling, however on the opposite aspect I’m additionally like ‘Let’s see, wait and see’. Perhaps, actually, it’s enjoyable.
“I feel from our aspect in fact what’s thrilling is that Ford is stepping in with us, and to see how our partnership can develop. That’s, for certain, the thrilling bit about it.
“Even to at the present time they’re concerned in so many racing tasks, and naturally they’re coming again to Le Mans with a Hypercar as nicely. After all [I’d fancy that] – a Hypercar for certain. I like in fact the GT3, you wish to do the Nordschleife, the 24 Hours of Spa, however then the opposite ones you possibly wish to do it within the quickest class.”
When racing at Daytona was put to him, Verstappen reiterated: “All of them. I actually wish to do all of them.”
And Verstappen says he enjoys the necessity to change his driving fashion to what his equipment requires, including that his capability to be fast in F1 is because of that trait, somewhat than a automobile being designed to his strengths.
“I simply adapt to what I obtained. It’s not what I like, it’s simply what I’ve. I’m going to try to drive to it as a result of that’s the quickest approach to go across the monitor, but it surely’s not what I personally would love. I would love totally different bits from the automobile.
“After all it [feels good to receive praise], however I’m not doing it to point out individuals what I’m able to. I’m simply doing it to try to be the perfect myself. In that sense I’m most likely fairly a perfectionist, it’s by no means ok. If I can come out of the automobile and I can say to myself ‘that was fairly good’, it’s by no means ok, however fairly good…
“I’ve had a couple of laps that have been fairly good. Final yr, Jeddah, qualifying, my first run in Q3 I got here again into the field and I used to be like ’S**t! Truthfully I don’t know if I can do that once more’. And I really didn’t go quicker within the second run, so I couldn’t do it once more!”
