F1 (2026)

[AndyP94]

Max Verstappen news: F1 driver says he is considering his future

Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen tells BBC Sport he is "not enjoying" the sport after changes to the rules this season.

www.bbc.co.uk

Diddums

Tara then .

 

[Fozzie]

Not a bad race for Suzuka, Russell and Piastri lucked out with the safety car but`s that how it goes. Antonelli looked quick all weekend to be fair and is likely well in Russell`s head now.

Gasly is going well this season and would be really lively in a top team.

Max`s moaning is getting dull now, either get on with it like everyone else had to do when you were dominating race in race out or go do something else .

 

[Lapeno77]

Tara then .

Giving Alan's in MCLaren vibes already.

Not sure if he'll finish the season but you know he'll be entertaining to watch.

 

[AndyP94]

I'm going to stick my neck on the line and say Hamilton's resurgence is going to be short-lived, expect him to have a better season than last but can see Leclerc going back to finishing ahead of him on a regular basis.

Leclerc was quicker all weekend, and would have been well clear in qualifying without the 2-3 tenths lost coming out of spoon

As for the race, thought it was pretty good by Suzuka's low standards. It's usually up there with the worst races of the season, if this turns out to be one of the worst races then that's a positive.

Great result for Kimi, i hope he keeps this form up. The Mercs are well clear in clean air but they can have their races compromised in a big way on tracks like this where dirty air slows you down so much.

I'm not sure just yet. Seeing how it goes in the next few races, but he just seemed really slow on the straights in particular, perhaps how the car was set up, but I'm not sure.

It'll be interesting to see how upgrades and developments shape the order up. Strangely, Ferrari and Red Bull had upgrades, but appeared worse off, yet McClaren took a step up without upgrades. So I think it may ebb and flow between teams and drivers at different circuits.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Tara then .

Usually I would be right with you with this, I can't stand Verstappen, but I do believe he has a point. Whether he would feel the same way if it was him on the top step of the podium would be the question.

 

[AndyP94]

Usually I would be right with you with this, I can't stand Verstappen, but I do believe he has a point. Whether he would feel the same way if it was him on the top step of the podium would be the question.

He did say after the first race, that he wouldn't find it fun, even if he was winning. Even if it's true or not, I doubt he'd consider leaving if he was still on top, or competing for wins.

 

[AndyP94]

Giving Alan's in MCLaren vibes already.

Not sure if he'll finish the season but you know he'll be entertaining to watch.

Certainly interesting to see how it unfolds.

 

[NeilMorepies]

Max Verstappen news: F1 driver says he is considering his future

Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen tells BBC Sport he is "not enjoying" the sport after changes to the rules this season.

www.bbc.co.uk

Diddums

Sulky little brat, just because he isn’t in the fastest car this year.

Let the petulant toerag go.

 

[skucksy]

Used to love this sport but the obsession with overtakes is daft. Just make the cars even smaller and bring back refuelling mid race!

 

[Root66]

Sulky little brat, just because he isn’t in the fastest car this year.

Let the petulant toerag go.

He isn't the only one. He's just the most vocal.

leclerc, Norris, Alonso all absolutely hate it.

A quick glance on Autosport forum also tells you the fans hate it too.

It's a massive issue for F1 i'm afraid. The best driver of the generation walking away... not because of age or ability either

 

[Lapeno77]

 

[The binman chronicles]

 

[Pootsy]

So a 'legal' squeeze caused the accident.

Sounds like in moments of 'overspeed' the squeeze should be made illegal too.

 

[longers]

Arvid Lindblock



Like watching an 18 year old max

 

[AndyP94]

Verstappens race engineer, Lambiase set to join McLaren as head of race engineering from 2028.

Verstappen has previously said he wouldn't want to be in F1 if he wasn't his race engineer, so worth keeping tabs on that situation, to see how it plays out