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Verstappen savages new-generation F1 cars as ‘FE on steroids’
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12/02/2026 at 17:0812/02/2026 at 17:17 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Max Verstappen has never been one to sugar-coat his feelings, but in the sweltering Bahrain desert on Thursday, the reigning world champion turned the thermostat all the way up. After his first serious taste of Red Bull’s 2026 challenger, the Dutchman didn’t just raise an eyebrow – he practically lit the new-era Formula 1 rulebook on fire. The headline verdict? Brutal. Blunt. Unfiltered. ‘Not Very Formula 1-Like’ A day after grinding for 136 laps around Sakhir on the opening day of testing, Verstappen stepped into the press room with the composure of a man who had...
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