Max Verstappen says he needs to compete in the entire 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 supply technical experience referring to 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 12 months later. Verstappen says he’s protecting an open thoughts to what the brand new technology of Method 1 automobile will probably be wish to drive, however can be motivated by the potential alternatives the Ford hyperlink might open up.
“I believe it’s vital to be a bit in the midst of [the 2026 regulations],” Verstappen stated in a Ford Efficiency video. “From the surface, personally it doesn’t look probably the most thrilling, however on the opposite facet I’m additionally like ‘Let’s see, wait and see’. Perhaps, actually, it’s enjoyable.
“I believe from our facet in fact what’s thrilling is that Ford is stepping in with us, and to see how our partnership can develop. That’s, for positive, the thrilling bit about it.
“Even to at the present time they’re concerned in so many racing initiatives, and naturally they’re coming again to Le Mans with a Hypercar as nicely. In fact [I’d fancy that] – a Hypercar for positive. I like in fact the GT3, you wish to do the Nordschleife, the 24 Hours of Spa, however then the opposite ones you perhaps 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 model to what his equipment requires, including that his capability to be fast in F1 is because of that trait, relatively than a automobile being designed to his strengths.
“I simply adapt to what I bought. It’s not what I like, it’s simply what I’ve. I’m going to attempt 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 completely different bits from the automobile.
“In fact 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 attempt to be the most effective myself. In that sense I’m in all probability fairly a perfectionist, it’s by no means adequate. If I can come out of the automobile and I can say to myself ‘that was fairly good’, it’s by no means adequate, however fairly good…
“I’ve had just a few laps that had been fairly good. Final 12 months, Jeddah, qualifying, my first run in Q3 I got here again into the field and I used to be like ’S**t! Actually I don’t know if I can do that once more’. And I truly didn’t go sooner within the second run, so I couldn’t do it once more!”
