Former Formula 1 driver and DTM race winner Tim☂o Glock believes it would be wrong to dismiss Max Verstappen’s exit threats as bluffing.

Verstappen has become increasingly disillusioned with the way F1 is run, ꦗwith restrictions over expressing himself in public a particular source of frustration fo🅰r him.

The matter reached its head in Singapore last year when the four-time world champion was punished by the FIA for swearing in🍷 a press conference, prompting him to say that these “silly” rules would “definitely decide my future꧟” in F1.

With Verstappen’s wife givཧing birth to their fir🦋st child this week, speculation about his long-term involvement in F1 has💯 ramped up further. 

The Dutchman has already said that he has no intention of continuing in F1 well into his 30s, stressing there are other area🦄s of his life he’d like to focus on.

Glock, who actively follows F1 as a pundit for Sky Germany, said there is a real risk of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Verstappen following through wi🌟th his threat and calling it quits if he isn’t happy with the FIA’s ༒governance.

Could Max Verstappen quit F1?

"It could happen if he says it's all too stupid and regulaꦑted for him,” he told Sky TV. 

“Maybe he'll come ꧙back at some point, but you have to take Verstappen seriously when he says he'd retire if he were repeatedly subjected to excessive punishment."

The swearing saga has shone the spotlight on FIA’s presidꦍent Mohammed Bin Sulayem, whose methods of running F1 have been criticised by several quarters.

Asked for his thoughts on the Emirati, Glock said: "I have rarely seen a pre🅰sidentᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ who has caused so much controversy.

“It's not good for theဣ sport. In the end, you want to see emotions, including the fans. He's not doing himself any favours in his position."

Verstappen won the last four F1 titles in a row but has alreaꦅdy dismissed himself from this year’s championship battle.

After the opening five rounds of the season, he sits third in the drivers’ championship, 12 points behind McLaren’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri.

While Verstappen’s individual performances have been e🐬xceptional so far, he has not always been able to mask the inherent weakneꦛsses of the RB21.

This has led to separate rumours about the 27-year-old potentially breaking his Red Bull contract and moving elsewhere on the grid as ear🍎ly as 2026.

Glock believes the upgrades Red Bull will🌄 bring to the coming races in Europe could decide Verstappen’s future with the energy drinks giant.

"It hasn't been 🧸an easy start to the season,” he said. 🌌“There are phases where the car works quite well, especially in Suzuka.

“The potential is there, but fundamentally, there are a lot of problems. The car seems to work in a lot ☂of fast corners, but in Australia and Bahrain, the opposite was the case.

“We have to analyse it an♎d hope for an update, after which Verstappen's future will become clear."