{"id":1868209,"date":"2026-04-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1868209"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:00:00","slug":"damon-hill-tells-max-verstappen-stop-and-do-something-else-amid-f1-displeasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1868209","title":{"rendered":"Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; amid F1 displeasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; amid F1 displeasure<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen has been vocal in his concerns over the current Formula 1 spectacle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Sam Hall <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T09:00:00+01:00\">05 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen has continually been linked with Mercedes<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Damon Hill has issued Max Verstappen an ultimatum after continued threats to quit Formula 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Four-time world champion Verstappen has not hidden his dislike of the current F1 regulations, describing the racing as akin to &#8220;Mario Kart&#8221;, while suggesting those who enjoy the spectacle &#8220;know nothing about racing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 1996 champion Damon Hill has bitten back, and told the Dutchman to duck out of his Red Bull contract two years early and follow through on his threats if he is being serious in his outbursts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think if you&#8217;re not happy doing something, you should stop and do something else,&#8221; Hill told the <em>BBC. <\/em>&#8220;You&#8217;re not obliged to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Max doesn&#8217;t have to do this. He&#8217;s a new dad as well, and he&#8217;s been doing it for a long time. There does come a point where the chewing gum loses its flavour a bit. Maybe he needs a break.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A key area of his criticism, which began when the regulations were announced several years back, is the reliance on battery deployment, which affects the way drivers can either attack or defend. While this has resulted in an increase in overtakes across a race distance, the moves have been described as &#8220;artificial&#8221; by several drivers, with figures boosted by the pass-and-counter-pass nature, which overall maintains a stalemate, as drivers reserve their battery to regain a position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen previously said that he does not wish to remain in F1 into his 40s, and that he will remain for only as long as he is having fun. Saying that he has spoken to the FIA about specific areas of concern and changes that could be made, he was far from slamming the door shut on this chapter of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-e87ab40f948787b379ba971f26de97356f187a44cf91bf2efb1963f3d40dc1fc\">  \u201cDon\u2019t feel sorry for me\u201d: Max Verstappen talks F1 career dilemma   Red Bull offers Miami F1 hope to Verstappen, but not &#8220;miracles&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;If he&#8217;s saying this in order to get some leverage on the way things are at the moment, I don&#8217;t think that will work,&#8221; added Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that approach &#8230; people will just say &#8216;Max, go away, come back when you&#8217;ve had a think about it.&#8217; You can&#8217;t always get what you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Max Verstappen<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Kimi Antonelli \u201cnot worrying\u201d about championship after taking 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having covered numerous championships around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views-blockrelated-content-related-content-block\">\n<h3>More News<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-view grid-2 js-view-dom-id-01a436d537bd6b72cc42b6019295169923fa22a648d9c70214ad3d9b7b1d9d0d\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Go or stop talking&#8221; Martin Brundle tells &#8216;boring&#8217; Max Verstappen<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1775032209\"> 01\/04\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404375_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Verstappen said he is considering his F1 future \" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Max Verstappen explains why he told journalist to \u2018get out\u2019 <\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1774695368\"> 28\/03\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280034.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Verstappen made headlines for kicking a journalist out of his media session\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col second-column\">\n<div class=\"sticky\">\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper 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else,&#8221; Hill told the <em>BBC. <\/em>&#8220;You&#8217;re not obliged to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Max doesn&#8217;t have to do this. He&#8217;s a new dad as well, and he&#8217;s been doing it for a long time. There does come a point where the chewing gum loses its flavour a bit. Maybe he needs a break.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A key area of his criticism, which began when the regulations were announced several years back, is the reliance on battery deployment, which affects the way drivers can either attack or defend. While this has resulted in an increase in overtakes across a race distance, the moves have been described as &#8220;artificial&#8221; by several drivers, with figures boosted by the pass-and-counter-pass nature, which overall maintains a stalemate, as drivers reserve their battery to regain a position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen previously said that he does not wish to remain in F1 into his 40s, and that he will remain for only as long as he is having fun. Saying that he has spoken to the FIA about specific areas of concern and changes that could be made, he was far from slamming the door shut on this chapter of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-e87ab40f948787b379ba971f26de97356f187a44cf91bf2efb1963f3d40dc1fc\">  \u201cDon\u2019t feel sorry for me\u201d: Max Verstappen talks F1 career dilemma   Red Bull offers Miami F1 hope to Verstappen, but not &#8220;miracles&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;If he&#8217;s saying this in order to get some leverage on the way things are at the moment, I don&#8217;t think that will work,&#8221; added Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that approach &#8230; people will just say &#8216;Max, go away, come back when you&#8217;ve had a think about it.&#8217; You can&#8217;t always get what you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Damon Hill has issued Max Verstappen an ultimatum after continued threats to quit Formula 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Four-time world champion Verstappen has not hidden his dislike of the current F1 regulations, describing the racing as akin to &#8220;Mario Kart&#8221;, while suggesting those who enjoy the spectacle &#8220;know nothing about racing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 1996 champion Damon Hill has bitten back, and told the Dutchman to duck out of his Red Bull contract two years early and follow through on his threats if he is being serious in his outbursts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think if you&#8217;re not happy doing something, you should stop and do something else,&#8221; Hill told the <em>BBC. <\/em>&#8220;You&#8217;re not obliged to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Max doesn&#8217;t have to do this. He&#8217;s a new dad as well, and he&#8217;s been doing it for a long time. There does come a point where the chewing gum loses its flavour a bit. Maybe he needs a break.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A key area of his criticism, which began when the regulations were announced several years back, is the reliance on battery deployment, which affects the way drivers can either attack or defend. While this has resulted in an increase in overtakes across a race distance, the moves have been described as &#8220;artificial&#8221; by several drivers, with figures boosted by the pass-and-counter-pass nature, which overall maintains a stalemate, as drivers reserve their battery to regain a position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen previously said that he does not wish to remain in F1 into his 40s, and that he will remain for only as long as he is having fun. Saying that he has spoken to the FIA about specific areas of concern and changes that could be made, he was far from slamming the door shut on this chapter of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-e87ab40f948787b379ba971f26de97356f187a44cf91bf2efb1963f3d40dc1fc\">  \u201cDon\u2019t feel sorry for me\u201d: Max Verstappen talks F1 career dilemma   Red Bull offers Miami F1 hope to Verstappen, but not &#8220;miracles&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;If he&#8217;s saying this in order to get some leverage on the way things are at the moment, I don&#8217;t think that will work,&#8221; added Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that approach &#8230; people will just say &#8216;Max, go away, come back when you&#8217;ve had a think about it.&#8217; You can&#8217;t always get what you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1092872\/1\/damon-hill-tells-max-verstappen-stop-and-do-something-else-amid-f1-displeasure&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-03\/si202603280033.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Damon Hill tells Max Verstappen &#8220;stop and do something else&#8221; amid F1 displeasure Max Verstappen has been vocal in his concerns over the current Formula 1 spectacle. 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