Why new F1 rules have punished Max Verstappen

Two top F1 drivers punished by the new regulations — with two very different reactions. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc can’t race the way that they want to and Verstappen is threatening to quit. But Leclerc has built a team to help him master the new rules. Mark Hughes and Bryn Lucas look at what’s going on. Plus: F1 faces a crunch meeting, and who is F1’s greatest-ever team boss? More from Mark Hughes and Bryn Lucas on the stories that really matter, in the latest episode of the Motor Sport F1 Show.

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Why new F1 rules have punished Max Verstappen is an episode from Motor Sport Magazine Podcast by Motor Sport.

This episode is 29:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2026.

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