Verstappen sometimes questions if hectic F1 lifestyle “is still worth it”

Verstappen has repeatedly voiced his concerns over F1’s growing calendar, which will peak at 24 races next year and involve nearly 200,000 miles of air travel despite modest efforts to reduce its footprint.

A double-header in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will kick off F1’s record season, followed by four individual flyaway events in Australia, Japan, China and Miami as well as two triple-headers later in the year.

On top of that F1 has added up to…