{"id":475640,"date":"2026-02-15T02:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T02:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/475640\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T02:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T02:25:12","slug":"f1-today-verstappen-critical-mclaren-warns-changes-need-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/475640\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Today | Verstappen critical, McLaren warns changes need to happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\" title=\"Max Verstappen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> stays critical of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/formula-1\" title=\"Formula 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Formula 1<\/a> regulations, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/andrea-stella\" title=\"Andrea Stella\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Stella<\/a> warns about safety concerns. Recap the best stories of the day with GPblog here!Verstappen critical of the FIA: &#8216;Didn&#8217;t they realize how bad it would be?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The four-time world champion fears some Grands Prix will end up being strange, including his favourite one at Spa-Francorchamps, due to energy management on long straights.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen spoke about the matter to Dutch media in Bahrain, where GPblog was also present. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-teams\/red-bull-racing\" title=\"Red Bull Racing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull Racing<\/a> driver did not address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1\" title=\"F1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/fia\" title=\"FIA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIA<\/a> directly, but commented: &#8220;I think they maybe didn\u2019t fully realize how bad it would be. But yeah, we\u2019ll see [in the coming period]. On this circuit it\u2019s still fairly okay. When you go to Melbourne, you really see how much you have to back off on a straight.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251106-0333-690e2ce1e9b4a.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"andrea-stella-jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andrea Stella &#8211; Photo: Race Pictures<\/p>\n<p>McLaren team principal Andrea Stella rings the alarm bells<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Stella believes changes have to be made ahead of the first race of the season in three areas: race start procedures, overtaking, and the possibility of lifting and coasting collisions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/news\/mclaren-rings-alarm-bells-imperative-changes-are-needed-in-f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Italian argues that changes need to happen as soon as possible<\/a>, and wants progress already by next week.<\/p>\n<p>He told GPblog: &#8220;I think a compromise is possible and I think it is the job of the F1 Commission that we have next week to make sure that this is achieved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s imperative because it&#8217;s possible and simple. So we should not complicate what is simple and we should not postpone what is possible immediately. Therefore, I think it&#8217;s something that we should definitely achieve before Australia,&#8221; the team boss concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen stays critical of the new Formula 1 regulations, while Andrea Stella warns about safety concerns. 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