Verstappen Torches 2026 F1 Cars as 'Anti-Racing', A Warning the Sport Can’t Ignore

Formula 1 sold the 2026 regulations as the future. Smarter. Greener. More advanced. Max Verstappen just called them something else: anti-racing. After completing 136 laps in Red Bull’s new-generation car during preseason testing in Bahrain, the four-time world champion didn’t sugarcoat it. The car, he said, is not fun to drive. Not because it’s slow. Not because Red Bull missed the mark. But because the rulebook has shifted the focus from attacking to managing. The new cars place an even heavier