Jenson Button believes new four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen will continue to win in motorsport - after he quits grand prix racing.
Verstappen's long-term future within F1 has been up for debate, with there being no guarantee he will continue beyond the current Red Bull deal set for expiry in 2028.
Button, who has raced in sportscars, NASCAR, and Super GT since retiring from F1, believes that Verstappen will continue to race once he quits F1.
"There are two different types of F1 driver," Button told the Sky Sports F1 podcast.
"There are the F1 drivers that are F1 drivers and that is all that matters to them, and when they step away, they won't race anymore, they'll go and sit on a beach somewhere or find another job that interests them.
"But for Max and others like myself, we love motor racing, it is not just Formula 1, so Max won't step away from Formula 1 and step away from winning.
"He'll step away from Formula 1 and go and race [elsewhere]. He's talked about doing endurance racing, maybe Le Mans or Daytona, or maybe it will just be sim racing, who knows, but he will still be there fighting for wins.
"That is not going to change. It is just the environment will change. Formula 1 is the pinnacle, it really is, but there is a lot more pressure on your shoulders than in other categories and a lot more eyes on you.
"So maybe this will be his last contract in F1, he'll see out his contract with Red Bull and then he'll move away, who knows? But he will be racing for a very long time, but maybe in a different capacity."
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Fifth5Gear
It's understandable that Jason Button would make a comment like that as he is one of his mate's a good friend. Another question was would Max had been able to win in a farrier, Not really as like l had said before the car it's the star, not the driver.
walter-meester#29719
You have not seen him in the rain where it is a more equal playing field did you? I'd say its an incredible ignorant comment to make that "its just the car". This season his car was not the best car but still pulled off the WDC.
Fifth5Gear
WRC is where Red bull had brought the idea from from a little unknown company, dealing in special gear boxes, in other words a 10 sec gearbox.