Yeah, I've found it hard to get hype about F1 this season, but the P2 and P3 finishers have been somewhat interesting. The races have been pretty boring with a few exceptions. I mean, IndyCars and Nascar both have been far more intriguing imo.
There are rumors that Max might want to do something else, but he's getting $$$ from F1 so I don't see him giving that up anytime soon.