Verstappen outlines F1 retirement tipping point

Max Verstappen has further addressed what could drive him out of F1 and how serious the FIA may take his retirement talks. 

The three-time F1 champion conducted an impromptu media scrum after qualifying and the race in Singapore over the weekend after deciding against providing long answers during the official FIA press conferences. 

That was in response to the governing body punishing the Dutchman for swearing during a press conference last Thursday.

In describing his car as "f****d" during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Verstappen is now obliged to complete a day's public service. 

Following his second-place finish at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday, Verstappen revealed the "silly" situation could push him towards an early retirement. 

In response to Verstappen's punishment, Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) chairman Alex Wurz has confirmed that the drivers will discuss "internally" how to move forward. 

Verstappen received considerable support from his fellow F1 drivers in response to his penalty, with Lewis Hamilton branding the punishment as "a joke". 

The Red Bull driver knows F1 will continue without him should he retire early from the sport but that it will get to a point where he cannot take anymore. 

"I mean, I don't know how serious they [the FIA] will take that kind of stuff," Verstappen told select media including RacingNews365.

"But for me, of course, at one point, enough is enough. We'll see. Like I said, racing will go on, F1 will go on without me, it's not a problem for me. It's how it is."