Max Verstappen likened Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix to “Mario Kart racing” as he led criticism of the “two-pit stop” rule imposed for the race, dismissing the experiment as gimmicky and saying it “had not worked”.

Max Verstappen has hit out at the Formula One bigwigs, claiming you "can't race" on the Monaco Grand Prix track. The reigning world champion finished fourth in Monaco, losing more ground to the runaway McLaren duo in the Drivers' Championship race.

Max Verstappen finished in fourth place in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The reigning champion started the race in fourth place after Saturday’s qualifying session. Most of the positions throughout the race were unchanged compared to the qualifying spots,