Max Verstappen has revealed his preference for another racing series after he confirmed an F1 snub when he was ruled out of the Austrian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion didn't make it past the first lap at the Red Bull Ring, after Kimi Antonelli locked-up and crashed into Verstappen, forcing both drivers to retire from the grand prix.

The Dutchman's Verstappen.com racing team won the Gold Cup class at the 24-hour race, while Red Bull left Austria without adding to its F1 points tally

Max Verstappen branded Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli a “f------ idiot” after their first-lap collision ended his race and capped a nightmare home grand prix for Red Bull, with Christian Horner admitting the team’s championship hopes were all but over.