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Verstappen dismisses Sainz call for rule talks

Mar.6 Max Verstappen has pushed back at GPDA director Carlos Sainz's suggestion that Formula 1's leadership should be approached if the 2026 regulations prove damaging to the sport. Sainz had said he would be 'the first to go and talk to Stefano Domenicali' if something goes wrong with the new rules. But Verstappen, one of the most vocal critics of the 2026 concept – recently labelling it 'Formula E on steroids' – said it is already too late for such conversations. 'We're a bit late to the party with this,' Verstappen said in Melbourne. 'An incredible amount of money has already been invested in these rules. All of this could have been foreseen much earlier.' One proposed fix...
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