LawVS - The Ladder Man

Max Verstappen's not done critiquing the F1 2026 regulations...

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Talk of Max Verstappen retiring early is common...but the Formula 1 champion is not talking about that. Instead, what he is discussing could be more worrying for the Formula One organisers. Today he spoke of the sport not giving him as much joy as it once did...and the series which DO give him "positive distractions". With the FIA happy to let him and others speak freely about their takes on the rules, the commercial side of F1 is losing its grip on the drivers and the overall fandom right before the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen’s Problem with F1 Is Bigger Than One Bad Rule
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Ferrari's about to do the macarena whilst BYD muses the F1 dance.

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Before the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix starts, there are plenty of talking points to discuss. Such as Ferrari bringing the attention-grabbing rear wing from Bahrain testing to China...as well as talk about their engine could be poised for further advances. Meanwhile, Chinese automaker BYD is musing the idea of motor racing. Formula One being one of its places of interest. Could this be as a 12th team or working closely with an existing one? Either way, that was a twist...and yet more twists with Aston Martin.

And of course it's worth predicting the top 5 for the race itself. Could Russell win again whilst Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc move closer to giving him a challenge? What of McLaren and Red Bull?

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My 2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix Preview & PREDICTIONS
My Predictions for the 2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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Mercedes leader Toto is out to steal Christian's Alpine dream.

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In a sudden twist, Toto Wolff is one of many candidates out to buy a stake in the Alpine F1 team, from the original owners Otro Capital...and its celebrity investors. However, we all thought former Red Bull boss Christian Horner was the one to buy it. What happened?

Well, it could be more than simply making the team into a satellite team for Merc...it might be a more discrete mission to provide a strategic partnership between himself and Flavio Briatore, Toto. What would this mean for the grid as well as the Mercedes customers, McLaren and Williams? Is this the start of Toto's dominant return?

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Toto Wolff's BLOCKING Christian Horner
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F1 is not handling the 2026 debut as well as they could be.

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Whilst the FIA is busy working on tweaks to the 2026 regulations after testing and the Australian Grand Prix, Formula One's commercial arm is busy putting out fires or smoothing things over. On top of that, new graphics were shown for the race itself and they were...less detailed than usual. Was this a test...or something more permanent for 2026?

Thusly, it's brought to my mind a sense of the technical and commercial brains of Formula One not being in step with one another. Whilst the sport's governing body has a plan potentially ready for the Japanese Grand Prix, fans and drivers are speaking up about their concerns and takes. Is F1 listening? Hard to say.

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Mercedes led...but Ferrari are in the mix. And Aston? They tried.

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The first race of the new F1 regulations weren't entirely terrible. Action at the start was mad! Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton immediately throwing their team into the equation...but it fell flat due to an overly cautious run plan...expecting Formula 1 to be less reliable than it ultimately was. Meanwhile, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli led the way with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar conking out at the start...the world champion Lando Norris? Stuck in fifth.

Who else won this first race of Formula One 2026 as well as lost or were just meh?

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