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.

Verstappen initially took part in a test in GT3 machinery at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in May, under the pseudonym Franz Hermann, beating the lap record behind the wheel of Emil Frey Racing’s Ferrari 296.

Prior to the Austrian GP, Verstappen also skipped the F1 movie premiere in New York for a Spa GT3 test, after confirming last month that he would take part in further tests to gain experience in endurance racing.