The executive Mark Rushbrook revealed that they maintain "regular" conversations with the Dutchman. "We love Max," he stated. The four time F1 champion seeks new horizons due to his discontent with the current regulations. Max Verstappen is getting closer to making the jump to the world of endurance racing. Mark Rushbrook, a Ford executive, confirmed in an exclusive interview with Motorsport that the American brand maintains regular conversations with the Dutchman for him to compete in the Hypercar category of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2027. "Do we have conversations with Max? Yes, of course," Rushbrook declared bluntly. "We love Max, we love what he does in the Formula 1 car. We also value him off the track. He's a great person, as good as the great driver he is," added the executive, who did not hide the brand's admiration for the four time champion. Ford's interest is not new, the company has already seen Verstappen compete in other categories, such as GT3, and values his role as a developer of young drivers through sim racing: "We love his passion for competing in GT3 and what he does developing drivers through SIM Racing, so of course we have regular conversations with him about what the possibilities are to do more in sportscars, including Hypercar. He's a driver: he wants to race," Rushbrook stated. The Dutchman's discontent with the new Formula 1 regulations is the main driver of this search for new horizons, the four time champion has been one of the fiercest critics of the current regulations and has set off alarms at Red Bull by stating that he is considering leaving the category if major changes are not made. In that context, the Austrian team has already set to work. According to Motorsport Italia, "it has been confirmed