F1 celebrated its first race in Las Vegas since 1982 with a lavish opening ceremony which featured appearances from all 20♒ drivers, as well as performances from big-name music artists. 

But three-time world champion Verstappen was not impressed by t﷽he pre-race event and said the drivers ‘looked like clowns’. 

"For me, you can skip this. We are just standing up there, looking like a clown,” Verstappen said, referring to the drivers being presented to the crowd on raised platforms aloܫng the main straight. 

Verstaꦯpp🍷en added: “I don’t like all the things around it. I’m looking forward to trying to do the best I can but I’m not looking forward to this.”

Asked if he would share his opinions on the race with F1, the Dutchman replied: "I don't know, I guess they still make money if I like it or not, so🍸 𓆏it's not up to me!

"But I'm also not going to fake it, I just always voice my opinion on posi𒈔tive things and negative things. That's just how I am.

"Some people like the show a bit more, I don't like it at🐼 all. I grew up jus🗹t looking at the performance side of things and that's how I see it as well. So for me, I like to be in Vegas, but not so much for racing.”

McLaren’s168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris eꦅchoed a similar view to V𒁏erstappen, calling F1 “definitely more of a show now than what it was a few years ago.

“To be honest I just want to come here and drive and race, I’ve never been the biggest fan of doing these 🅠types of th🅺ings like we did earlier. 

“It’s not what I enjoy doing. I know a lot of this stuff is just part of it 🥂and I’m not saying anything against it. 

“🗹But I do this job because I want to come and drive and race cars. I don’t simply enjoy doing these kinds of big events and shows and things like that. 

“But it's part of the job anꦚd it’𒐪s a business and that’s how it has to run at the end of the day.”

And Verstappen had nothing positive to say abou𒉰t the brand-new streetℱ circuit either. 

"There's not many corners to be honest... I donꦓ't know," h꧋e said. "It also will depend a bit probably on how grippy it is. Doesn't look like it has a lot of grip, but we'll go with the flow.

"I don't think it's that exciting, that's the only thing. I think already for me a street circuit is not that exciting, especially with ꦬthese new cars, they are just too heavy.

"When you have low grip that doesn't help. The scenery will look great, driving through the strip𒐪, but the layout itself is not the most exciting.

"Drivin♓g an F1 carཧ is a lot more fun with a lot of high-speed corners, but around here there is not many high-speed corners.”