Verstappen jokes new F1 cars 'more like Mario Kart'

The Red Bull driver crashed in qualifying in the season-opener in Australia last weekend before having to carve his way from 20th on the grid to finish a creditable sixth. The new cars require battery management and energy harvesting with a 50-50 split between conventional and electrical power. They also have features such as straight-line mode, active aero, overtake and boost buttons, which Verstappen reckons are nearer to a video game. "I swapped the simulator for my Nintendo Switch. I'm practising with Mario Kart, actually.