Verstappen rules out Indy 500: I dont need to risk my life
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Verstappen rules out Indy 500: I dont need to risk my life

Max Verstappen says he won't ever ventilator the Monaco-Indy-Le Monitors "triple crown" taking into account he would rather not put his life in danger at the Indianapolis 500, yet he has regard for drivers who contend in the "crazy" race.

The current year's Monaco Fantastic Prix once then occurred around the same time as the Indy 500, prompting the best three F1 finishers stuff requested well-near the potential from trying for the triple crown from now on. Both Verstappen and Red Bull Hustling colleague Sergio Perez — who won on Sunday in Monaco — have accomplished one of the three notorious race triumphs up until this point, leaving Indy and Le Monitors to take on, yet Verstappen says he will not be going for the award.

Verstappen no interest in 'triple crown': 'Not going to risk my life'

"I've no longing to ventilator the triple crown, in any event, not IndyCar," Verstappen said. "I understand what they do. It's crazy, these drivers… I have a ton of regard for what they unfasten there yet as far as I might be concerned, explicitly not stuff in F1 for so long as of now, I don't have to put my life in extreme danger there and possibly harm myself, your legs, whatever or… it's simply not worth the effort any longer, suppose that way.

"Perhaps Le Monitors. I in all actuality do like perseverance races, so I will presumably do some, ideally soon, yet as far as I might be concerned, it doesn't exactly make any difference. Of undertow I attempt to be great in F1, I attempt to be great in anything I do, yet that craving of the triple crown or whatever — not intrigued."

Perez said he besides has no yearing to take on the rencontre of Indianapolis, however thinks a slant at Le Monitors is similarly as far-fetched for him.

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"I have no interest, frankly," Perez said. "In perseverance, I couldn't say whether I'll do that one day. I have to strongly disagree. I think whenever I'm done for with F1, I want to go when and squint without my children. I once have three, so I'll be very occupied. I believe that is progressively for these two people."

Alongside Verstappen, Perez was referring to Carlos Sainz — second in Monaco — however the Spaniard just answered: "No, much appreciated."

Previous Sauber F1 resident Marcus Ericsson scored a first-time win in the current year's version of the Indy 500, joining a gathering of late victors who have besides hustled in F1 — Takuma Sato, Alexander Rossi and Juan Pablo Montoya.