Max Verstappen has taken a sledgehammer to Formula 1's new regulations for 2026, with the four-time world champion saying the cars are not helping him stay in the series
Even if we take your generous interpretation of what he said, is he wrong? It’s pretty clear he can still be “fast” in the new car, but it doesn’t mean he enjoys driving that way. There’s nothing wrong with saying he doesn’t enjoy the new regulations. Hamilton and Alonso both have given similar opinions and when the three most decorated drivers tell you it sucks maybe there’s some truth here? Maybe the regulations have shifted too much from being fast to being energy efficient.
Definitely not wrong of him to say. If anything, I was commenting on the disparity between the headline and the article. As suggested above, it seems the headline was written by someone different to the main text.
Even if we take your generous interpretation of what he said, is he wrong? It’s pretty clear he can still be “fast” in the new car, but it doesn’t mean he enjoys driving that way. There’s nothing wrong with saying he doesn’t enjoy the new regulations. Hamilton and Alonso both have given similar opinions and when the three most decorated drivers tell you it sucks maybe there’s some truth here? Maybe the regulations have shifted too much from being fast to being energy efficient.
Definitely not wrong of him to say. If anything, I was commenting on the disparity between the headline and the article. As suggested above, it seems the headline was written by someone different to the main text.