Saward sees new format: 'Verstappen will win a lot more races'

The FIA officially confirmed on Tuesday night that the new format will be used during the weekend in Baku. Journalist Joe Saward has questioned it. He feels it will make Max Verstappen win many more races. The Brit thinks the new format will create more dullness for spectators.

Joe Saward is known for his online analysis and opinions posted on his site. The 61-year-old Brit thinks Verstappen will only rack up more points and win more races this way.

Verstappen wins even more

"The cynic in me says that it will probably mean that Max Verstappen will win a lot more races (or half-races) this year… If winning most of the races is considered to be dull by some fans, what will they think of someone winning twice as many as before. Will it doubly-dull?"

"In principle, this is simple enough. The goal is to give the fans at the races more exciting stuff to watch and to try to push up the TV eyeballs each weekend, which will push up the (and this is the important word) money," the British journalist said on his site.