Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali doesn’t believe Max Verstappen will consider walking away from the series just because he doesn’t enjoy driving the new 2026 cars from the start.
After the first few days of driving the Red Bull RB22 in winter testing, Verstappen labelled F1’s 2026 machinery, which has a much bigger hybrid component than its predecessor, as “anti-racing” and “Formula E on steroids”.
Because of the much bigger emphasis on energy management drivers are forced to heavily harvest electric energy, even on what should be a flat-out qualifying lap, which he feels is against the essence of what F1 should be about.
The Dutchman has long stated that he’s not…