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$380 million Formula 1 star Max Verstappen considering bombshell retirement at 28

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, age 28, said he has considered retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the 2026 — two years before the end of his lucrative contract — admitting that he’s “not enjoying the sport” after a disappointing eighth-place finish at Saturday’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Formula 1: Antonelli, Russell lead a Mercedes 1-2 in final practice for the Japanese GP

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli was the quickest in the final practice for Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, with teammate George Russell just behind

Max Verstappen Demands Journalist Leave Media Session At Japanese Grand Prix

"I'm not speaking before he's leaving," Verstappen said, indicating reporter Giles Richards of British newspaper The Guardian, as the question-and-answer session was due to begin in Red Bull's hospitality area.

Former F1 champion Max Verstappen tells journalist to 'get out' of Japanese Grand Prix press conference

Former Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen kicked a reporter out of a press conference ahead of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

Verstappen kicks journalist out of Japanese Grand Prix press conference

Max Verstappen refused to start a press conference in Japan until a British journalist had left the room, telling the reporter in question to “get out” three...

Why Max Verstappen gave me my marching orders from a press conference

Former world champion’s ultimatum blindsided me, but there are more serious issues than an F1 driver being cross with you for doing your jobIn the grand scheme of things I enjoy a remarkably privileged career, paid to cover Formula One, a sport I have loved since 1976. So I am loth to complain, but was deeply disappointed when Max Verstappen chose to eject me from his press conference on Thursday at the Japanese Grand Prix over a question asked …