Max Verstappen Declares His Results ‘Don’t Matter’ After Dismal British GP

The British GP would definitely be a race weekend to forget for Max Verstappen. The Dutchman was extremely optimistic about his chances to succeed in Silverstone, owing to a pole position start for the main race. However, the rain-laden 52 laps caused utter chaos for Verstappen as he suffered from distressed conditions concerning the balance of the car. The 27-year-old couldn’t control his car and spun out on multiple occasions. Now, the defending world champion gave an uninterested statement on his championship ambitions this year.

Max Verstappen‘s pole position came as a shock as he seemed to be on the back foot of pace during the initial practice sessions. The torrential conditions at the British GP, coupled with Red Bull’s dismal performance, meant that Verstappen lost the lead early on. To make matters worse, the Dutchman spun out during the last safety car restart and couldn’t earn back all the lost positions. Hence, after ultimately finishing in P5, the Dutchman wasn’t too impressed with his chances for the remainder of the season.

Max Verstappen is now 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri, as the gap increases by 8 points following his P5 finish. However, with just 12 races left now and Piastri’s impressive run, the title chances might be close to over. Speaking of the chaotic British GP, Verstappen reckoned that he expected a difficult race, especially due to the weather. However, ending on such a point was unexpected even for him. Regardless, the Dutchman insisted that no one could do anything about it as he hopes to put the race in the past.

I expected a difficult race, with this weather, but like this..? but you can’t do anything about it anyway.

Max Verstappen said in a post-race interview

To make matters worse, Red Bull seems to already have lost their running for the constructors’ championship. And, Max Verstappen has crushing hopes of a drivers’ title by the late 2025 season. Hence, the Dutchman asserted that the team and he weren’t fighting for the title anyways as the results in the end did not matter anymore.

We’re not fighting for the championship anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

Max Verstappen added