F1 star Max Verstappen reveals why he doesn't WANT to be at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Britain, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Verstappen reveals why he doesn't WANT to be at Goodwood

The three-time world champion was very honest

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson F1 Editor

Motorsport journalist covering F1 since 2024

Friday 12 July 2024 22:57 Updated: 17:08

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Red Bull star and three-time Formula 1 world champion has admitted he would rather not be attending this week's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The annual event is taking place after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone last weekend and is being held over four days, from Thursday July 11 through to Sunday July 14, at the Goodwood estate near Chichester.

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Six F1 teams are set to participate in the event, including Red Bull, for whom it will be a historic few days given that they are set to unveil the highly-anticipated RB17 Hypercar designed by Adrian Newey.

Three-time champion Verstappen is also set to feature at the festival for the first time driving the RB16B - the car in which he secured the first of his three world championships.

Goodwood Festival of Speed is taking place between July 11 and 14

Adrian Newey and Red Bull' RB17 Hypercar is set to be unveiled at Goodwood

Max Verstappen on Goodwood Festival of Speed appearance

Despite his first appearance at Goodwood no doubt set to bring plenty of excitement to the event and those attending it, it appears that Verstappen would rather be elsewhere.

Recently previewing the festival on Dutch TV, Verstappen revealed that whilst he will try to make the most of things, he would rather have the weekend off, with his comments also suggesting that he had tried to get out of making the appearance.

"It's always great to see nice cars," Verstappen told Viaplay, as quoted by Mirror.

Max Verstappen finished P2 at the British Grand Prix

"Of course, I'd prefer to have a weekend off but I couldn't get out of this.

"So, we're going to make the best of it."

Verstappen's comments are perhaps somewhat understandable given that the event comes on the back of a gruelling triple-header in F1.

The sport has held races on three consecutive weekends of late in Spain, Austria and Great Britain, with Goodwood set to keep the three-time champion busy for a fourth-straight weekend.