{"id":298845,"date":"2025-11-21T08:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/298845\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:09:09","slug":"max-verstappen-shares-his-thoughts-on-f1s-racing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/298845\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen shares his thoughts on F1\u2019s racing guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a> jokingly made clear that he would run Formula 1\u2019s racing guidelines through the paper shredder if it were up to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following Oscar Piastri<\/a>\u2019s time penalty in Brazil, debate over F1\u2019s racing guidelines has resurfaced. Carlos Sainz<\/a> called the penalty handed to the McLaren<\/a> driver \u201cunacceptable\u201d and added that the guidelines will be discussed<\/a> in Qatar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These documents outline what is and isn\u2019t allowed when overtaking on the inside and around the outside. They serve as a reference point, although stewards are not formally required to follow them since they are only guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Verstappen got asked about the guidelines during his Dutch media round ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/a>, the Red Bull driver initially preferred not to get too involved.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s better if I say nothing,” Verstappen said. “If I have something to say about it, I should do that directly with the stewards or the FIA. If you talk too much about things in public, you can get a penalty for that as well.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Max <\/p>\n

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Zak Mauger \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Asked whether Verstappen still keeps that in mind during all his media appearances, he replied: \u201cOf course. I\u2019m the only one who has been penalised for using a swear word, so I have to be very careful with what I say. Then I think, \u2018I\u2019d better say nothing at all\u2019. It is like that, unfortunately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Verstappen\u2019s opinion on the racing guidelines<\/a>, however, is clear: \u201cI don\u2019t always like the rules we have, but I simply follow them as they\u2019re written.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Motorsport.com asked Verstappen whether F1 has become too complex with rules for practically everything, the four-time world champion replied: \u201cYou could say that, yes. The problem is that the more rules you create, the harder you make it for yourself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, that\u2019s not even about the stewards, because they just follow the rulebook. You see something with your own eyes, you form an opinion, but when you look at the rules, it might be different again. So, what do you apply? The stewards are in a difficult position. I experienced that myself during my great day in Marrakesh,\u201d he smiled, referring to his day with Formula E stewards, serving his first public service penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stewards were super nice, but in the end, they\u2019re bound to that rule book. It sometimes makes it really difficult to make the right decision.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Carlos <\/p>\n

Carlos Sainz, Williams<\/p>\n

Photo by: Peter Fox \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cCarlos and George have everything prepared\u201d for Qatar meeting\u00a0<\/p>\n

Exactly those guidelines will be discussed in Qatar with the drivers, but Verstappen believes he won\u2019t have to say much during the drivers\u2019 briefing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Carlos and George [Russell] already have everything prepared for that one, so I\u2019ll just sit back and relax,\u201d Verstappen joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If he did have a say, the guidelines would look differently. \u201cI\u2019d just\u2026\u201d he said, before mimicking the motion of feeding documents into a shredder. In reality, the Dutchman has no desire to be in a position where he would have to decide on such matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you definitely won\u2019t see me in F1 as a steward!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen is nominated for Driver of the Year in this\u00a0season\u2019s Autosport Awards<\/a>, head here to find out more<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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