Ex-F1 star warns Max Verstappen ‘nobody is bigger than the sport’ after retirement threat

• Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen has threatened to retire from Formula 1 at the end of the current season.
• Verstappen has been vocal in his criticism of the new cars and regulations, particularly after finishing eighth in the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend.
• Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has advised Verstappen to “shut up and deal with it”, stating that “nobody is bigger than the sport”.
• Montoya suggested that if Verstappen is unhappy with the rules, he should discuss them rather than threatening to leave, and that the sport will continue without him.
• Verstappen, who has a £50m deal with Red Bull until 2028, is believed to have an exit clause allowing him to leave if he is outside the top two in the drivers' championship by the summer break; he is currently ninth.

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Max Verstappen told to ‘shut up’ by former F1 driver after threat to quit sport