My instinct is to say that drivers rarely choose to leave F1. But Kmag and many many others must have a moment in their career when they realise they’re never going to be F1 World Champion. For Kevin that moment must have been years ago, he was never going to get a call from Mercedes or Red Bull.
So all the training, airport terminals, 25 races and missing their kids birthdays, it must get dispiriting. On top of that, as racing driver, Kevin hasn’t won a single thing in more than a decade, like nothing. He’s not crossed the finishing line in first and knows he never will in this series.
I think Jan enjoyed himself doing other stuff after F1, so I guess Kevin might be honest when he says wants to go do other things. It makes some sense.