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Max Verstappen is one of many drivers who believe it’s not the best move from Formula 1 to make the Chinese Grand Prix a Sprint weekend, given the five-year gap in races at the venue. Shanghai was …
Max Verstappen, along with other drivers, expressed concerns about the decision to have the Chinese Grand Prix as a Sprint weekend after a five-year hiatus at the Shanghai circuit. Verstappen believes it would have been better to have a regular race weekend to re-familiarize with the track. Despite potentially spicing things up, he thinks it may not be the smartest move from a performance perspective. Sergio Perez, who last raced at Shanghai with Racing Point, anticipates challenges due to lack of recent experience with Red Bull. Carlos Sainz agrees that the Sprint format could bring unpredictability but worries about setup challenges and unforeseen issues due to the track’s absence from the calendar for several years.
