Formula One¡¯s new standalone sprint format had its fans on Saturday, but Red Bull¡¯s double world champion Max Verstappen was not among them.
¡°Just scrap the whole thing,¡± he said after finishing third in the 100-kilometer race, the first of six scheduled for 2023¡¯s record 23-round season.
¡°I think it¡¯s just important to go back to what we have, and make sure that every team can fight for a win, that¡¯s what we have to try and aim for and (not) try to implement all this kind of artificial excitement.
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