{"id":915554,"date":"2026-09-30T17:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915554\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:12:10","slug":"max-verstappen-reveals-his-ideal-formula-1-weekend-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915554\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen reveals his ideal Formula 1 weekend format"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a> has revealed which weekend format he thinks would work best for Formula 1<\/a>. However, the Dutchman understands what drives the competition to introduce more Sprints, for example.Speaking on the P1 with Matt & Tommy YouTube channel, the four-time Formula 1 world champion was asked what his ideal F1<\/a> weekend would look like.The Red Bull Racing<\/a> driver would make changes to the current format, and he is not fond of Sprints either, as he has previously explained on various occasions.<\/p>\n

He began: “You arrive Saturday morning, FP1, qualifying and then the race on Sunday.”<\/p>\n

The Dutchman continued: “But the problem is that I understand that, of course, they have to monetize a Friday, they have to monetize a Saturday and a Sunday. So that’s why I get that a Friday needs to be exciting. A Saturday needs to be exciting and a Sunday.<\/p>\n

“So I understand that a Sprint format is, you know, better or probably more fun for most that are at the track also because there’s more racing. I just purely think from the driver side of things, you know, like three practice sessions can get a bit boring. Get rid of at least one.”<\/p>\n

“Get rid of at least one.”- Max VerstappenThree FP sessions not always needed<\/p>\n

On a regular weekend, teams have up to 180 minutes of free practice to fine-tune their cars. According to Verstappen, however, that is not always necessary.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Red Bull Content Pool<\/p>\n

“Honestly, [it’s] a bit hit and miss. It depends also where you are as a team. Like if you understand your car well, then you can easily say, ‘Oh, we can get rid of one.’<\/p>\n

“But sometimes, some years it’s harder to understand the car and you actually sometimes need like two sessions or whatever to figure it out. But I mean, that’s their problem, right? This is team’s problem, but yeah,” he explained.<\/p>\n

Verstappen on the Monaco Sprint<\/p>\n

Next year, the number of Sprints in Formula 1 will increase to ten. Moreover, Monaco will also host a Sprint weekend next season.<\/p>\n

In Baku, Verstappen said<\/a> the following when asked about having this format in the Principality: “It also brings more action throughout the weekend. So, yeah, we’ll participate. <\/p>\n

“But, you know, for me, I always think about the Grand Prix, and that’s where my main focus is. And about the sprint in Monaco, yeah, I mean, it’s the same scenario as what happens in the main race. Like, you are excited for the start, and then you can’t pass. That’s, I think, quite straightforward.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen has revealed which weekend format he thinks would work best for Formula 1. However, the Dutchman…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":915555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,28673,576,577,1885,2190,82],"class_list":["post-915554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-f1-news","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-max-verstappen","tag-red-bull-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/915555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}