Formula 1: The complainers from the back rows

The Formula 1 has completed one of the biggest rules revolutions in history. The importance of the electric component of the drive is significantly greater; the cars are powered by 100 percent sustainable fuel and are more maneuverable and lighter. Only because of this reform, which is intended to point the way to the future of motorsport, two teams have dared to take the step into the new Formula 1, Audi and Cadillac. The first race in Melbourne proved them right. The spectators were thoroughly entertained with 120 overtaking maneuvers (45 the year before).

So everything is new in Formula 1? Yes and no. Because what has remained the same is that those who follow behind are the loudest critics. Before the race in China on Sunday, the group of complainers is led by Max Verstappen. The four-time world champion and his Red Bull team are at a disadvantage. The 28-year-old complained that you go from being a full-throttle racing driver to becoming an energy manager. He swapped the simulator for a game console and tried to compare it with the video game Mario Kart several times. The rules would have to be adapted. “It’s not about what I want – it’s about what’s better for the sport.”

The Mercedes driver has little interest in new rule changes George Russell and warns against “hasty decisions”. No wonder. The Brit is the World Cup leader.