Formula 1 could reduce the number of practice sessions it holds during a race weekend from three to one if the CEO Stefano Domenicali’s new proposal wins backing.
Domenicali told media including RaceFans he plans a “very aggressive” push to cut the amount of practice which takes place during grand prix weekends and hold more sessions which award points or other prizes.
“I think to see from a fan perspective that every day there is something to fight for on the track is very important,” he said.
“I mean, free practice is very interesting for the engineers or for the drivers. But at the end of the day, in sport, you need to fight for something.
“There are already limitations on the calendar to have free practice out[side] of the racing weekend. So I will be very aggressive to have one free practice in the morning on Friday and then every time we go on the track, something to be awarded.
“Because in that respect, there is some action going on, people are always connected to understand what is happening. So this will be my input for the discussion on the future. Every time we will be on the track – with the respect of the race on Sunday, that has to be always the most important part of it – there should be something to fight for in terms of points, in terms of awards. That’s my opinion.”
The F1 boss will put his proposal forward at the next meeting of the F1 Commission, which has the power to approve changes for the 2023 season and send them to the World Motor Sport Council for ratification.
The commission will also discuss potential changes to the existing sprint race format and an increase in the number of those events from three to six, which was blocked by the FIA earlier this year. Motorcycle racing series MotoGP has recently introduced a similar format which will be used at all of its rounds next year.
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“I would say it’s good that also Moto GP is trying to embrace a different proposition on the weekend,” said Domenicali. “As always, when you change something – I remember last year – you have people that are in favour, people that are not in favour. This is part of, as I say, the normal discussion.
“There are reasons why we are working to have a six [sprint] races next year. We are working together with the FIA to finalise the details.
“We are ready also to work on details to change something on the extra sprint format that will be discussed in the next F1 Commission. But…
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