Ex-F1 driver Christian Danner has warned Max Verstappen against a shock move away from Red Bull after former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo revealed the team have monitored him since he was a youngster.
The Red Bull star has won 39 of the last 61 races stretching back to the start of his maiden-title winning season in 2021, with Verstappen setting a new record for the most consecutive wins for a single driver in 2023 with 10 victories between Miami and Monza.A 15th win of the year at this weekend’s United States GP would see Verstappen equal his own 2022 record of 15 wins in a season with four still to go in 2023.
However, Danner – who made 36 grand prix starts between 1985 and 1989 – believes a switch to the Scuderia would not tempt the 26-year-old at this stage of his career. Danner’s comments come after Di Montezemolo, who stepped down as Ferrari chairman after 23 years in September 2014, revealed the team have closely tracked the career of Verstappen, son of former F1 star Jos, since his first steps on the racing ladder., Di Monetezmolo explained Ferrari have followed Verstappen “since he drove in karting championships” and confessed to be an admirer of the 26-year-old and especially his dislike of “overly complicated regulations.