Max Verstappen does not plan to follow Lando Norris's example by entering the junior single-seater ladder with his own racing project. The Dutchman does see great value in the McLaren driver's new initiative, especially because ever-rising costs are making it increasingly difficult for young talents to break through. Verstappen taps his microphone a few times at the start of the media session, with dozens of journalists, both seated and standing, ready to hear what the Red Bull Racing driver has to say in Monza. Initially, nothing comes through the speakers, prompting Verstappen to wonder aloud whether the device is working. "Oh, I think I just turned it on myself," he concludes as his voice finally booms through the packed room. Verstappen doesn't want to follow Norris into F2 and F3 While Norris is focusing his new projectprimarily on the formula categories, that's not the direction Verstappen ultimately wants to take with his own team. Asked by GPblog whether he would ever want to enter formula categories like F4, F3, or F2 with his own project, his answer is clear - along with the reason behind it. "No, not really, not from my side. I enjoy the endurance side of things and combining endurance and Formula cars is very hectic. I enjoy more to be on the other side, working with established drivers, but also young guys that are finding that it is a crazy world," Verstappen explained. Verstappen sees a problem for young talents That doesn't mean Verstappen isn't involved with drivers from the junior ranks at all. The four-time world champion says his current program already works with drivers at various levels below Formula 1. "We're anyway training a lot of Formula 2, F3, F4, FRECA drivers. So I'm very happy with what I'm doing," he adds. The financial