By Joe Cash SHANGHAI, March 15 (Reuters) - Four-times world champion Max Verstappen blasted Formula One's new era as a 'joke' on Sunday after retiring from the Chinese Grand Prix with a power unit problem.

The Chinese Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 5:30am (GMT). Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Shanghai on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

While Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton couldn't hide their joy after Sunday's Chinese GP, Max Verstappen continued his criticism of F1's new rulebook.

Have F1's new rules produced a "battery world championship" or "the best racing ever"? Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso sum up the paradox at the heart of the sport.

Formula 1 has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, Qatar’s MotoGP race has been postponed to November and the Spain-Argentina Finalissima in Qatar has also been canned. View on euronew

Verstappen has been a big critic of the new F1 regulations

SHANGHAI (AP) — He’s been defined by being Lewis Hamilton’s successor and George Russell’s teammate. Now Kimi Antonelli is a Formula 1 race-winner in his own right, and the second-youngest in history.

F1 standings after Chinese GP race as Kimi Antonelli closes gap to George Russell - F1’s new era moves on to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first sprint weekend in 2026