Nico Rosberg believes it is “possible” that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen could decide to hang up his helmet and retire from F1 early.

Verstappen claimed his 🌺fourth successive world championship last term and has a contract with Red Bull which runs to the ♑end of 2028.

Despite all his success, the 27-year-old Dutchman’s future has regularly been a talking point amid speculation he could join a rival team such as Mercedes, or quiꦯt F1 altogether.

Rosberg, who announced his own shock retirement just days after beating Mercedes teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton to win his first world title in 2016, does not think it would ♛be surprising to see Verstappen call time on his career early.

“It’s possible,𒆙” the German told Italian publication Gazzetta Dello Sport. “Max has alrea🦩dy achieved so much despite his young age.

“The♐ intensity of F🎶ormula 1 leaves a mark on you, both mentally and physically. If he feels he has achieved what he set out to do, and he wants more out of life, I would understand his choice.”

And Rosberg, t🦄he son of Finnish 1982 world champion Keke, insisted he has no regrets about his decision to retire aged 31 just five days after his championship triumph.

“No, I have no regrets,” Rosberg 🎃stressed. “I realised my dream of becoming world champion and I wanted to leave at the peak of my career.

“By retiring I was able to spend more time with m𝐆y family and start my career as an investo⭕r. I did what I felt was right for me.”

Verstappen’s repeated future hints

Verstappen has frequently hin✅ted that he will not hang around in F1 forever and has outlined his desire to race at the Le Mans 24 Hours and try out other spor🙈tscar categories.

"For me, it is not just Formula 1," Verstappen told Dutch broadcaster Viaplay. "After that, I also want to do a lot🃏 of things and I am also thinking about that. Who are the right partners for that? So yes, those are things that I think about, but I do not necessarily have to make a decision about that now.

"I have multiple goals after Formula 1 - endurance, my own team, there are a lot of things involved. And of course, there has to be a programme in the end. And who are you going to do that with? Those are🦩 also conversations that I🦄 have.

"A lot of teams [could help with that]; Mercedes, , Aston Martin, it doesn’t even have to do with 💙Formula 1 itself. Red Bull, of course, they also do a lot outside of Formula 1. So, I’m keeping all options open there and, in the end, I’ll choose what I think is best.”