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Max: New rules are ruining F1
Daily Mirror UK
|March 16, 2026
Max Verstappen jetted out of Shanghai pointless, forced to retire with a coolant failure with 10 laps to go in yesterday's Chinese Grand Prix.
MAX VERSTAPPEN claimed Formula One's new cars and regulations will "eventually ruin the sport" after a miserable weekend for Red Bull.
Red Bull have just 12 points to show for their first two weekends - the same as junior team Racing Bulls and five fewer than Haas.
That did not help the four-time champion's mood as he again denounced the direction in which F1 has gone.
This story is from the March 16, 2026 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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