News Details

Carey admits 'fatigue' due to longer calendars

Nov.11 Chase Carey has acknowledged that rumours of 25-race calendars for the future at not popular in the Formula 1 paddock. Next year, the calendar will swell to an unprecedented 22 races. But in the new regulations for 2021 and beyond, provisions for up to 25 races in the future have been made. "We are aware that fatigue is very much a factor in this sport, and that we must limit the number of races," Carey, the F1 CEO, is quoted by L'Equipe. "We still think we have a bit of leeway, but when we ask a team or a driver, they prefer to have 21 races rather than 22 or 23," he acknowledged. However, Carey says that with the 22nd race for 2019, the teams' extra workload...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hulkenberg brands career rumours as ‘fake news'

Nico Hulkenberg says reports of him switching to BMW's DTM programme and...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Renault plays down F1 quit rumours

Nov.11 Renault has played down rumours it might quit Formula 1. Last...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Wolff admits impact of annual contract negotiations on...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he will do better in the future to help...
4y ago from F1i.com

Verstappen's future unclear amid 2021 change

Max Verstappen's manager says the Red Bull's future moves remain shrouded...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Di Giannantonio: MotoGP bikes like ‘riding F1...

VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio has heaped praise on the current MotoGP...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Marquez relishing renewed MotoGP venture with Gresini...

Marc Marquez has expressed that he is relishing his new venture with...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Newgarden over Herta in manic Monday Indy 500 practice

Following qualifying over the weekend, the 33 remaining IndyCar drivers...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar announces major partnership with Cisco Systems

The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Monday that it has named Cisco as an...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Reflections

Good morning. I'm back in Dublin after what was an amazing weekend. I got...
46m ago from Arseblog.com

Experienced Arsenal defender confirms exit on free...

Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares confirms that he will be leaving the club...
18h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.