The three-tim💮e F1 champion, who dominated the sport this year, has never hid his dim view of the glitz and the glamour tha🅷t has increasingly become a part of race weekends.

Verstappen initially refused to partake in Netflix’s ‘Drive To Survive’, suಞch was his wish to remain out of the limeli🦋ght.

And even as Brad Pitt and the Lewis Hamilton-produced F1 film came to Silverstone earlier this year, Verstappen admitted “I ൲can’🌺t be bothered”.

Verstappen has now told : “I h🐷ave no desire to be able to hang out with famous movie stars.”

He said about the Netflix show which gave F1 a n📖ew fan-base: “I don’t need to watch it because I know what happens.

“I’m al😼so not very interested to hear from our neighbor🍰s how they saw their season.

"I know my side of the st🐻ory. For me, that’s enough.”🍌 

Verst𒅌appen also noted his weariness at increased marketing responsibilities, and how they make effect his longevity as a driver: “I would just keep in mind that the actual spor𓃲t comes first, instead of the show.

“That, for me, is very important, and that eventually will also decide if I stay orꩵ not.” 

Helmut Marko admitte🍸d Red Bull must be wary of overloading Verstappen:ꩲ “He doesn’t like doing it.

“I want ✃to have a relaxed and happy Max. Maybe some less sponsors.”

That attitude led Barton Crockett, senior research analyst for Rosenblatt Securities who covers F1🌳 owners Liberty Media, to say: “As great as Verstappen is, right now he looks like the biggest risk to the business.”

F1 has targeted the USA ever si🔯nce Liberty Mℱedia took over.

The American owners posted $2.57 billion in revenue in 2022,💙 a 44% increase from 2017.

The F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was another🥃 major step to embracing interest from the USA.

But, the best driver in the sport currently has little interest💖 in the celebrity aspect of F1.