Formual 1 driver Max Verstappen said that "winning multiple world championships, rather than driving for any particular team, represents his ultimate F1 ambition," according to James Galloway of SKY SPORTS. The 18-year-old "made an immediate, and record-breaking, impression during his debut F1 campaign with Toro Rosso and scored two fourth places to end the year as the season's best-placed rookie driver." Verstappen "is tied to a long-term Red Bull contract, but that has not stopped speculation that rivals Mercedes and Ferrari are already positioning themselves for a future battle for the Dutchman's signature." While drivers have "historically harboured ambitions to driving for Ferrari," Verstappen said that he does not "mind where his success in F1 comes -- as long as it does." Verstappen said, "My ultimate dream is just to become world champion. And not only once. So that's my dream and it doesn't matter with which team it is." Verstappen's Red Bull contract is thought to run until '18 "and he will spend a second year with the company's junior team Toro Rosso next season" (SKY SPORTS, 1/1).
