Verstappen slams ‘joke’ F1 after Chinese GP retirement

Four-times world champion Max Verstappen blasted Formula One’s new era as a ‘joke’ on Sunday after retiring from the Chinese Grand Prix with a power unit problem.

The Red Bull driver, no fan of the new engine with its increased electrical element and need to manage energy deployment, slowed and limped back to the pits on lap 46.

He was not classified in a race of 15 finishers.

“It’s not about being upset at where I am, because I’m actually fighting even more now,” the Dutchman told reporters.