Max Verstappen has compared Formula One to Mario Kart in a fresh swipe at the sport’s unpopular new regulations. Despite an impressive fightback from 20th to sixth at F1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Verstappen took aim at the rules which again have cast doubt over his future on the grid. Norris also expressed his fears over the prospect of a “big accident” due to the difference in closing speeds. I thought the race was really fun – with lots of battling – and the car was really fun to drive. The conflict in the Middle East has placed the rounds on April 12 and April 19 in major doubt.

Source: Irish Independent March 09, 2026 18:29 UTC