Verstappen Happy to Be on Podium Again but Rails Against F1 Rules
- On Sunday, Max Verstappen returned to the Formula One podium for the first time this season, finishing third in Canada for Red Bull, but expressed unhappiness with current rules he considers anti-racing.
- Verstappen's ultimatum stems from his Saturday warning that continuing in Formula One would not be 'mentally doable' if the sport backtracked on agreed 2027 rule changes.
- Current hybrid power units split roughly 50-50 between combustion and electric, but 2027 changes would shift to 60-40, allowing more flat-out racing and less energy management; Verstappen told Sky Sports the tweak would be 'the very minimum' acceptable.
- Drawing from his Nuerburgring 24 Hours experience between Miami and Canada, Verstappen criticized Formula One as 'very anti-driving, anti-racing,' contrasting it with how pure other motorsports feel.
- The 28-year-old's Formula One future depends entirely on implementing the agreed 2027 modifications; any backtracking would make continuing untenable for Verstappen beyond this season.
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Canadian Grand Prix: Verstappen happy to be on podium again but criticises ‘anti-racing’ F1 rules
Max Verstappen returned to the Formula One podium for the first time this season on Sunday but the Red Bull driver, third in Canada, left no doubt about his unhappiness with new rules he considers to be anti-racing.
Verstappen happy to be on podium again but rails against F1 rules
MONTREAL, May 24 : Max Verstappen returned to the Formula One podium for the first time this season on Sunday but the Red Bull driver, third in Canada, left no doubt about his unhappiness with new rules he considers to be anti-racing.The four times world champion, 28, had said on Saturday it would not be "men
Max Verstappen looked back with satisfaction on the Canadian Grand Prix, in which he secured his first podium finish of the year.
"Very happy with that": Verstappen on first podium of 2026 season at F1 Canadian GP
Max Verstappen secured P3 at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP to deliver Red Bull’s first podium of the season. The four-time World Champion finished behind race winner Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton, who overtook Verstappen with seven laps remaining after a prolonged battle through the final stint. The race was shaped by a pre-race weather... The post “Very happy with that”: Verstappen on first podium of 2026 season at F1 Canadian GP appeared first o…
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