Max Verstappen hinted that he wants Ferrari president John Elkann to call him, but not at all to discuss possible cooperation prospects, but for a completely pragmatic reason.
The three-time world champion has a long-term contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, so it is not likely that Verstappen will change teams in the next five years, although of course anything can happen in Formula 1. If Max were to move to Ferrari in the foreseeable future moving, it would also be in the strategic interest of the sport, as it would become a high-profile event and attract general attention. However, now we are talking about something different.
“I would like to have the three cars with which I won the championship in my personal collection, but also the Ferrari F2004 that Michael Schumacher drove,” Max admitted in an interview with the Sunday supplement of Gazzetta dello Sport. – This is an incredible car, but I don’t know where to buy it.
Yes, this could be considered a call to John Elkann. I hope he reads this interview and calls me.”
The European press, commenting on these words of Verstappen, most likely spoken with a humorous intonation, is ready to see in them something more than the desire to replenish his garage with a unique racing car, which allowed Schumacher to achieve 13 victories and victories in 2004 . become world champion for the seventh time. Perhaps this is a kind of declaration of future intentions, because almost all great champions wanted to compete for the Scuderia, but not everyone could fulfill this wish.
Ayrton Senna never wore the red uniform of the Maranello team, but he negotiated with Ferrari, and this is a historical fact. Lewis Hamilton has no plans to leave Mercedes, but admitted he recently had dinner with John Elkann, and it remains to be seen what they talked about.
As for Max, he already has a few Ferrari sports cars: first he bought a Monza SP2 with a rare speedster body from the 1950s, the prices of which start at 1.58 million euros, and last winter an SF90 appeared in his garage Stradale with a hybrid drivetrain with a power of up to 1000 hp.
Whether John Elkann calls Max Verstappen or not, we may never know. But it is reliably known that Sebastian Vettel also dreamed of Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2004, but once admitted in an interview that it was too expensive for him. Moreover, unlike Max, he drove for the Scuderia, so he could probably count on a special discount.
Source: F1 News
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