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Erdős problem 1137

Let dn=pn+1pnd_n=p_{n+1}-p_n, where pnp_n denotes the nnth prime. Is it true that maxn<xdndn1(maxn<xdn)20\frac{\max_{n < x}d_{n}d_{n-1}}{(\max_{n < x}d_n)^2}\to 0 as xx\to \infty?

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