Verstappen discusses whether he'll become less aggressive as he gets older
F1 News
- Nicolás Quarles van Ufford
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing star Max Verstappen thinks any driver will naturally become less quick when he or she approaches their 40's, and the 22-year-old thinks he will become less aggressive when overtaking as well when he will eventually reach that age.
At the end of every season, the Red Bull drivers sit down and ask each other questions about that season as well as general questions about life and their future.
Alex Albon asked his teammate about how age affects a driver and his or her aggressiveness, prompting Verstappen to argue the sharp edge will naturally come off when you approach the end of your 30's.
"When you're getting towards your 40's, you are going to slow down," the eight-time Grand Prix winner argued.
"In reaction time. It doesn't come as natural anymore as when you're between 20 and 30. I just think you need to work a little bit harder for it to always get the same fitness.
"I think you just understand more through experience. And probably when you're around your 40's you have a family as well so you're thinking about that."
Albon jokingly asks Verstappen whether he'll still be dive-bombing in races when he approaches the age of 40 because of the reasons the Dutchman had previously mentioned.
"I don't know [whether I'll be dive-bombing at 40], I'm not 40 yet! But I can see that [decreasing]."
Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo actually is 40 years old and is under contract for another season at the team, but the Finn still looks as sharp as ever despite having a family to take care of as well.