Vettel expresses strong criticism: 'We must be very careful'

The Formula 1 season is entering its final seven races, which means the FIA is already looking ahead to next year. Stefano Domenicali, the boss of Formula 1, already announced that the 2022 season will consist of no less than 23 races, which does not please Sebastian Vettel at all.

The German driver has been critical of the FIA's policy on several occasions in recent months. Partly due to the large revenues that are involved in the extra Grands Prix the organisation is tempted to put as many races on the calendar as possible. Vettel however emphasises that it should also look at the employees of the teams.

"Most of them, whether it's engineers or mechanics, staff working in the team, they have a family or children that they want to look after," Vettel told Autosport.com. "So, we must be very careful where we want to put our interests."

Driver fatigue

In addition, he thinks it is not responsible for the drivers to drive so many races. "We mustn't neglect that we are a group of people and human beings travelling around the world. The objective should be [that] we have a sustainable way to run our season, not only for our environment but also looking at the human resource."