Max Verstappen insists he is still no fan of Formula 1’s sprint race format, even though he admits a second qualifying session debuting this weekend at Baku will make it “better”. “If you’re outside the points, you’ll try to finish in the top eight,” said the Dutchman. “But for the drivers further up the field it won’t make much of a difference. “If you’re in the top three places in the sprint, you’ll bring the points home.”. “I have to live with this new format, even if I still believe that we shouldn’t have done anything at all,” Verstappen said. “I’m under contract until the end of 2028,” said Verstappen. “No, I am not interested in winning seven or eight titles,” Verstappen insisted. But if it doesn’t happen, I’ll be happy – I’m already happy, so that’s fine,” he smiled.

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