I like P1 and P2! I like to hear stories about F1, or tech stuff. The general conversation during practice is fun! It makes for a nice build up to the weekend. It would be great to have the teams mess with the set up of the cars again! With the cost cap it will stop teams from having “qualifying” set ups.

@asamat18

Жыл бұрын

I agree you often learn more about f1 during the practice chat. STOP messing with it .

@matt-lo8ut

Жыл бұрын

@@asamat18 The fact of the matter is, you're in a minority.

@asamat18

Жыл бұрын

@@matt-lo8ut who says ?

@phillipcooper1605

Жыл бұрын

I too enjoy fp1 and fp2 and fp3 very much. It's nice to hear the commentators just talk and you get the extra nuggets of insight. I'm not even to bothered about seeing the cars tbh it's just the constant talking between the people that I like

@gregderise9969

Жыл бұрын

I’ve enjoyed exactly the way it’s been for a while, so that qualifying really counts and the race really counts. We have a 23 times a year now. Why do we need it more than once during a weekend? It’s not broke, so don’t try to fix it! A mini race is of mini importance, and only reduces the grandness of the great race on Sunday.

I like a somewhat meangless friday for the following reasons: 1) When you work on Friday, how am I suppose to watch? 2) When I attend races in person, I can stroll around the track and not worry I might miss something if I get back to my seat later than planned 3) It's a nice slow buildup to the race with current format 4) With Sprint, it is, in total, less track time for F1 and less time for the fans to watch F1 go around, which is why we are there when attending

@thetraveldrunk

Жыл бұрын

I actually think we should get rid of the race so we can have even more practice sessions. Why let racing get in the way of a good practice sesh.

@rhodriedwardwilliams

Жыл бұрын

Just phone in sick it’s only 23 weeks a year they won’t notice

@heliumtrophy

Жыл бұрын

@@thetraveldrunk And we'd have the warm up as well like back in the 90s. 2 days of qualifying. Who doesn't love a bit of fine-tuning!

For me, it just dilutes down the greatness and intensity of one Saturday qualifying and one Sunday race. It makes sense that it has stayed the way it has for such a long time.

Simon's tone would flip 180 degree if it was Mercedes in Redbull's position, and Hamilton was saying what Max said.

As a fan I like to watch practice on tv and at the track

We should be focusing on making the Sunday race the best it can be

@christopheroconnor4665

Жыл бұрын

Thank. You.

@KeenJT

Жыл бұрын

I disagree - from a tv perspective yep - sunday is the main drawcard. What about the 350,000 fans that pay top dollar for the weekend though? Are we meant to say oh that's ok you get a few hours of questionable laps on Friday, a good 1 hour on Saturday and Sunday the race. There are a lot of tracks that don't get the support of f2/3 and f1 is the only race - and these tickets are very expensive. This is an entertainment product first and foremost and as such, the weekend needs to reflect that.

@mohibzafar4585

Жыл бұрын

I think there should be a full race on Saturday or Friday but with equal machinery. Like f1 should make 20 base spec cars that are almost the same. you can only tweek some setups and tries strategies like how it is between two team mates. So we actually get to know whos the fastest driver and for how long. And it should only have points for drivers championship. And the race on Sunday should have the team championship points

@flatoutflatbroke

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Happy to turn up for three days that build to a climax I don't want that Sunday experience diminished by gimmicky nonsense on a Friday/Saturday. That places like Silverstone are rammed for all 3 days shows that isn't an issue there. It's only an issue for DTS fans and races in places without a real F1 fan base where you get one man and his dog turn up on Friday.

@motorsportsfan

Жыл бұрын

@@KeenJT f1 should "NOT" be for entertainment first!!! F1 should be about motor racing using the best racing cars and the best drivers racing them to the limit! which will create all the entertainment you will need, without being false! F1 has been a bit on the boring side since 2014, but has also had boring times before, but that is part of F1. turning F1 into a entertainment first will, in time, destroy F1.

Did yoda come up with the title on this one🤔

@tonyroberts7481

Жыл бұрын

No because he wouldn’t have capitalized all of the letters of the word explained. 😂😂😂😂…..knowledge that is, for you.

@OnTheLine_F1

Жыл бұрын

👏🏻

@SirSneakerPimp

Жыл бұрын

Typing is Hard…😂

@abel6846

Жыл бұрын

Well spotted, that is.

@parmvirvirk8959

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

Every sports commentary needs a Damon Hill. Real world experience, done it b4. Makes so much sense.👏👏👏

@philtucker1224

Жыл бұрын

Every SPORT needs a Damon Hill!

@philtucker1224

Жыл бұрын

Scrap tyre choices completely, except for wets. All cars should start on soft/mediums, good for about 25 laps only, this will give the best pit crews a massive contribution to the results..

@philtucker1224

Жыл бұрын

I think Jess made a good point. - if a successful team wins (say) 500million during the year based on race wins etc, but the spending cap is say, 145million, then what happens to the rest of the money? (I think Damon made a good point about suggesting “transparency”…) 🤔

I love the fact that F1 is willing to turn the whole weekend on its head for entertainment, but we are still racing in Monaco, because of it's "history".

@nightstorm16

Жыл бұрын

We are still racing in Monaco because it’s _Monaco_ it’s iconic and the drivers’ favourite for a reason!

@IAmKry

Жыл бұрын

@@nightstorm16 none of that. It's for shmoozing and money and that's coming from someone who actually likes Monaco (me) but gotta call a spade a spade.

@tomphillips2334

Жыл бұрын

If we have a sprint race in Monaco, I swear...

@babu7141

Жыл бұрын

If you can't overtake at a circuit it needs eliminating or at least changing!

@nightstorm16

Жыл бұрын

@@IAmKry it's the atmosphere. The city-state lives and breathes F1. It's practically in its DNA. Monaco is one of the best races on the calendar; the most nail biting wall kissing and the closest the fans/press can ever get to the cars at racing speeds. Plus there are no 'free' DRS overtakes; it's down to skill and racecraft only. It never looks like much on TV because it's the only race that FOM HQ aren't in control of the camera feeds. Ceding control over to the French for anything is a mistake; last year it was a disaster. F1 has already ditched some of the most iconic circuits in favour of bids from Oil-rich countries, if they drop Monaco (which they never will because it's the highlight of the drivers' and their teams' season) then the racing spirit (yes that includes the schmoozing) will be truely lost.

I LOVE PRACTICE COMMENTARY, IT GIVES EVERYONE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THE SECOND BEST PARTS OF F1...... THE SCANDLE, DRIVER MARKETS, TECH, HISTORICAL DATA??? I WOYLD BE GUTTED IF WE LOST THIS ASPECT, THE HYPE BUILD UP ETC?? 😅😅😊😊 LOVE THIS PODCAST BRO!!!!

I think they could update some of the qualifying formats on regular weekends (for races where the track is really short). They can have two Q1 sessions of 10 cars each. Top 5 from each session go to the final Q session. That would fix a lot of the issues they have with cars being interfered with by other cars going slow waiting to start their flying lap. Just a thought.

@Chyeahokay

Жыл бұрын

Nah, only bad teams who put their cars into the wrong gap have that issue

@stevelavergne2852

Жыл бұрын

Weather could be a big factor. Rain coming during the second session could mean the first session all gets through.

@VirtualJames7

Жыл бұрын

​@@Chyeahokay Not always that simple and not always the teams fault. What about when a driver has an off and then has to do another cool down lap?

I must say I love that this podcast gives Simon a chance to air his opinion rather than strictly be the one asking the questions. He's A1 and I could listen to him speak on F1 all day. He would do a brilliant job as a pundit were it ever an opportunity/necessity

I love it all, from FP1 to the checkered flag. Watch it all too. Seeing how they hone their cars, love it. Sprint races to me feel like being used to a fine home cooked dinner ... to then have to eat at a fast food joint. Yea there is racing but it doesn't saturate me. I feel full and empty at the same time.

So, two races each sprint weekend. I'm with Jess and Max on this issue.

Friday qualifying is a horrible idea, most of us would be at work, where is the entertainment in that (unless they make those Friday Stat Holidays :) )? I agree with Jess, what is the value of the sprint, and i feel this is massively diluting the suspense build up over the weekend. The whole build up over the weekend to the "gran finale" which is the race is great. Saturday morning watching qualifying, and then Sunday the race. Also the amount of ppl that drive to survive pulled into the sport, so many ppl i hear now stating that watching F1 has even become a family event in thier households. Damon around the 26 minute mark is spot on, you can not have a classic race every weekend. The differences between the races, not knowing what to expect is what just all part of it, and part of the entertainment. Trying o force something that isnt, is artificial and will fail

@Jur1_00

Жыл бұрын

it funny how they say they want to simplify the sport for new viewers and yet it seems every year they are adding complications that aren't needed. The simplest thing they can do is keep FP1 and FP2 on Friday then have qualifying on Saturday morning and then sprint in the afternoon

Yes I think there’s too much practice, but we defiantly need it because the cars are such technical machines and time is needed on that, especially for new drivers

nah theyre over doing it, it might spike the viewer count in short term but once the hype dies down theyre gonna lose long term fans such as myself. Been watching F1 for 20 years, and I gotta say, eventhough I consider myself to be openminded, I cant see myself following the sport like that. The build up to weekend with FP1- FP2, followed by FP3 and Quali is the way to go imo. Sprints are nice once in a while but thats it, spreading sprint quali and race quali seems too much.

What Max is saying is they’re diluting the sport itself for the sake of entertainment and bigger profits. The basis of any pro sport is that the best will win and by adding more randomness (less practice time, unnecessary red flags etc.) to race weekends possibility of that happening will decrease.

2021 had a huge change in regulations because of the floor changes. It was underestimated before the season started, it is still today, but when it was happening, you saw that that small change by itself had huge repercussions.

@RiriSion

Жыл бұрын

I mean, I don't understand it flys this low under the radars ... You basically put Aston Martin back at the end of the grid from P3, slow mercedes down a second with that "small" change in regs ... Definitely not something we talk about enough

It is also possible there will be some teams that haven't enough spare parts to start the race on Sunday. Particularly when Charles bins his car like a few years ago.

Liberty Media, Sky everyone needs to remained focussed on the sport, not the show. If the sport/ racing is amazing we get a great show. Changing the format of the weekend is short term gain and will create a drive towards what’s next

If we're focussing on trialling things and entertainment, I'd like to see a top 10 shoot out for the sprint qualifying. Q3 can often be a let down. A shoot out can be more exciting

FRI: FP1 & FP2 SAT: 2 - 10 car sprints - grid assigned by team in reverse TEAM standing. SUN: GP grid according to sprint finish.

This is v broadcast focussed. If you actually want to go, then having something meaningful on every day is excellent, and enables lots more people to see it. I'd prefer slightly fewer races with each weekend having more in it. Looking forward to this!

If we want to manufacture it, just flip the grid? 2 practice sessions on the Friday, qualifying for the race on Saturday morning, then flip the grid for the sprint and then what the qualifying was for the race is what we use on Sunday

Great podcast guys. Loved Damon’s comments about keeping the races pure and so what if there is an occasional dull race. Many tennis matches are rather dull. Part of the sport. Fans shouldn’t expect a thriller every damn time.

how about this: Friday: • 1 Free Practice session (1 hour) • Qualifying in the current Q1/Q2/Q3 format, parc-fermé from here on until the end of Saturday Saturday: • a One-Shot Qualifying for the Sprint Race in RANDOMIZED order (one flying lap per car, the in-lap of one car is the out-lap of the next .. it's random so if the weather is variable that's just luck and exciting, but still fair - like the wind in ski jumping) • the Sprint Race (25% the distance of the GP), completely stand-alone from the GP, points for the first ten places ranging from 10 to 1 Sunday: • Warm-Up (30 mins) with the possibility to change more than just front wing levels on the car - it's a gamble, and you have to be quick, but it makes up a little bit for having just one free practice session • Grand Prix

@divinasi0n

Жыл бұрын

Nice. I hope the the one shot quali idea gains some traction.

So what about the cost cap???? You're adding more risk, more incidents, meaning more spares, possibly engines, gear boxes, if the incidents are big enough new chassis....plus the cars will be more aggressive so more wear on engines, tyres. Two qualifying sessions??? Plus the ridiculous pricing!!! Tickets are a rip off...Been to Six hour endurance races and the tickets are a fraction of an F1 ticket. They also have support races!!!

Some of us have to work on Fridays. Often qualifying is the best part of weekend and should be left on Saturday.

I think Friday FP1 and FP2, Saturday Q1 is qualification for sprint, Q2 and Q3 for the GP, Sprint on Saturday, Sunday GP. I think 2 practice sessions would be good.

@crisquito

Жыл бұрын

I like this idea.

I'd like to see a separate racing series on the Saturday that pits the current F1 drivers against each other in identical cars, much like the ProCar series in the early 80s where they all drove BMW M1s. That would be a true test of who is the best driver.

My idea - One practice session on a Friday, followed by Qualifying. Then reverse Sprint Race (based on qualifying) on a Saturday, with the following points spread 1st - 8 points, 2nd - 7 points, 3rd - 6 points . . . to 1 point for 8th place. Then normal race on Sunday, with the starting order based on Friday Qualifying, not on the Sprint.

I think it sounds great if I understand it properly so friday morning free practice, friday afternoon qualify for sundays race, sat morning quali for the sprint and saturday afternoon sprint race and sunday the main race for me that sounds an exciting weekend but I think they should up the engine replacements for each team. Please change the DRS after a safety car, in my opinion once the track is clear then DRS should instantly be re enabled unless its raining or damp track.

Personally, they should use the f2 format, everything about it works brilliantly. You Get everything, practice, qually and sprint and they are all important and entertaining

@RiriSion

Жыл бұрын

Problem with that is F2 is supposed to show the skills of the drivers, making them ascend to the pinacle eventually. But that's rendered possible because F2 cars are "all the same", if you bottle things up like this in F1, you just put at the back those who worked (or cheated) the best (in the end, if FIA allows it, why not ... ) It removes an important part of the game, if innovation just puts you at the back of the grid ...

@RiriSion

Жыл бұрын

I do love watching those promotion formulas though as it is usually more interesting than seeing the same guys winning every week end ...

@FigCS2

Жыл бұрын

@@RiriSion not quite, it’s only the top 10 who get reversed and not as many points for the sprint, meaning the more traditional race is still on the Sunday with the most points. Qualifying is still really important and it will be really exciting seeing for example a Williams making it Into q3 because then they will start from the front in the sprint race

I firmly believe that the tyres are what holds this sport back. Yes the new aero regulations allow a car to follow another car more closely, but what good is that if one of those cars are on fresh tyres and the other is on old tyres? How many times have we seen a car overtake another car and then disappear into the distance because they’re on better tyres? There are no battles anymore, it’s always a sitting duck vs the faster car on fresher tyres. There should be one tyre compound per weekend, and it should be hard enough so that each car can go flat out from the start of the race to the end without any management. Fix this and you fix the sport!

The one factor a lot of people, especially FOM, are overlooking, is practice time for drivers. Less than three hours a weekend is already a ludicrous amount of time to “practice” for drivers, and given that teams aren’t allowed to test their own cars anymore, when exactly are drivers supposed to practice? This is especially apparent with rookies. We’ve had an inordinate amount of rookie mistakes these last few years and some of it is absolutely a result of not being given enough time to get used to the fastest circuit cars in the world!

My Proposed F1 Weekend Format: Friday Morning - 90-minute practice session Friday Afternoon - Qualifying with full championship points awarded from 1st down to 19th Saturday Morning - 90-minute practice session Saturday Afternoon - Reverse grid sprint race to determine GP starting order (length calculated to give the fastest qualifiers a fighting chance at the end of the actual GP) Sunday - GP with full championship points awarded from 1st down to 19th. 1) Less practising, more racing. 2) Races with mixed up orders/fast cars out of position are always the most exciting, but we only get them when a car breaks down or it rains in quali. 3) Both quali and the GP receive full championship points from 1st down to 19th so there's no way to "game" the system.

Hi all, Just wanted to say that I love your podcast. Perfect blend of banter and informative talk. Just had 2 questions for the podcast if you care to discuss. Why can't teams use a mixture of tires during a race during this modern era of F1. I believe some teams/drivers used to do it in the 80s. For example a combination of softs in the front and hards or mediums in the rear for rear limited tracks. I was also wondering what you think about bringing back mid race refueling from maybe 2026 onwards. With cars said to be more efficient than ever we could have cars with smaller fuel tanks (lighter quicker cars) so teams would have to factor in fuel levels and refuelling stops into strategy. I feel that it should make racing a bit more exciting and safety shouldn't be a concern because plenty of motor sports still do mid race fueling to this day.

There's a simple way to make the main race more fun. Drop the tyre compounds picked for the races 2 steps towards the softest compounds and only bring 2 compounds to each race (so basically, no hard tyres and the other 2 are softer). That would pretty much force a 2 stop race at least and negate any real benefit of too much tyre management. Other than Checo Perez who could probably 1 stop on tippy toe still :)

Why hasn't anyone thought of this: 1 quali Sprint with reverse grid Main race with regular grid

Great podcast as usual! Enjoyed seeing Damon on this time. One thing about the sprint races is I just don't think qualifying on a Friday is that good. Q3 can be more exciting the than race for some tracks, and putting that on a Friday afternoon, kids at school, people coming back from work, just seems like a bad time for it

For me I work on a friday, so I can't watch the quali / races. I like the lack of practice sessions as it means setups are more likely to be wrong and therefore mix up the grid - look at the races where they have pre season testing they all know how to run the laps

If every race weekend also has a sprint race, FOM has effectively added 8(!) races to the year. It’ll be a challenge for the engines.

@Chyeahokay

Жыл бұрын

What about teams like haas and Williams that can barely make it through the season now? It’s too much

@divinasi0n

Жыл бұрын

Aren't you forgetting that the engines will be used less without so many free practice sessions though..?

@RiriSion

Жыл бұрын

@@divinasi0n Don't they use pretty much everytime the old engine in FP ?

@divinasi0n

Жыл бұрын

@@RiriSion they do??

It’s only for the money and not in favor of the teams. As a fan half a race also takes away the element of surprise on Sunday. As a fan you already get a pretty good view on what will happen on Sunday. Only a lot more held back because teams don’t want to risk damaging their cars.

How about having a lineup where if you won the previous race you start from the last position? Remove qualifying for the Race but have it for the sprint. Have Practice P1 and sprint qualifying on Friday, Sprint on Saturday, and Race on Sunday.

Friday - P1 Friday - Qualifying Saturday - P2 Saturday - Sprint Race (Doesn't affect Race grid) Sunday - P3 Sunday - Race

I like that the sprint has been seperated from the race. However, I'd go a step further and have sprints on Friday evenings with a no quali reverse championship order. No drivers points, only constructors.

This format changes a lot, which is good for the show, more racing action yes. Less practices means there is a chance for the good drivers to shine rather than the team to work about the best for the drives. I would like to tweak this format like this Friday(Free Practice, Sprint Qualifying), Saturday(Sprint race, GP Qualifying) Sunday (race).

@20:35 Exactly! but throw more consumables at it not less. one more engine a season, better tyre allocation per session... let's see cars on track.

Completely agree with Max, F1 are demanding more and more from drivers, at some point it becomes too much and not enjoyable. For Damon to question whether he is enjoying F1 already is just ridiculous. Max is a racer, he competes in iracing in his free time driving other categories of cars and I'm sure has aspirations in other categories which might become very attractive if F1 keeps demanding more and more time and effort, especially the media aspect.

There is nothing wrong with the old format, who ever is pishing the idea that fans were demanding change for more exitement is just not correct.

@gisellemitton8154

Жыл бұрын

Indeed most pinnacle of sports either have practice sessions of elimination rounds leading to the best then competing in a one round shoot out for the top prize. Look at the WC of swimming, skiing, track and field, etc

I like the idea of removing all the Practice sessions. I don't like the suggested qualifying replacement though. I'd be interested to know if they considered one-shot quarry for the sprint race

If they want to get rid of practice sessions then they need to increase actual track testing

Been a fan for 30 years and I'm happy with sprint races. The changes now take away the shuffling of the deck that the sprint provided for the main race, but it does maintain the purity of qualy and the race. Personally I'd like 1 qualy, and the sprint is a full reverse grid of mayhem. Then the race starts with the qualy grid. and kept pure. The reverse grid format can allow the smaller teams a chance to shine, and jeopardy for championship leaders to risk overtakes for points.

I like this new change. It makes every day worth watching.

Sprint races can be improved and the overall weekend will be improved. If they add extra points systems I came up with. After Sprint races, the top 5 finishers get the following points. 6, 4,3,2,1. This is also used as the qualifying. The big twist is the 5 winner will do a reverse grid but with a bigger twist. For every position you make from the reverse grid you gain a point. So this point will be added to the finished points position. We all want overthinking and this system should guarantee that. I want to see the best cars, and drivers overthinking each other rather than disappearing into the difference

Friday 1st session : Practice Friday 2nd session : Sprint Race ( Grid in reverse order of the previous race or driver standings) Saturday 1st session : Practice Saturday 2nd session : Qualifying Sunday : RACE

Can the FIA maybe look at how MotoGP is handling their Sprints? FP1, FP2, Qualifying (sets both the Sprint and GP grids), Sprint (results do not affect race starts), then race. This makes more sense to me tbh

What I do like this reformat of qualifying is it doesn’t give top guys who fall out of quali to make up spots during sprint and clear half the field. This should make race a bit better. My concern is there are just way too many races mow

Get rid of Friday. Practice Saturday morning. Qualifying Saturday afternoon. Race Sunday. Immediately reduces the cost, fewer tyres etc used, less time for everyone away from home. Makes having more races more practical.

I'm not a massive fan of sprints but I prefer this to the previous iteration where it was just an extension of the race and therefore allowed the stronger cars to just undo the chaos of inadequate quali prep. It also meant some rather bizarre penalties, for example LH's disqualification for Brazil quali affecting his sprint rather than the race, which just seems silly.

I like the sprint races but they need to work out a way of making them more competitive. It might be a good idea that the bottom 12 drivers in qualifying have a sprint race and the top 8 don't.

their need for Friday to "mean something" is a bummer. I'd enjoy FP1/2 on Friday with Qualy on Saturday followed by a reverse grid sprint that didn't affect Sunday's order. Then regular ol sunday based on qualy.

The reason 2021 was interesting was because the regulations had remained the same for a long time. I know the sport has to become relevant to keep the manufacturers interested but they just need to decide on some regulations and then it will be a much closer pack. As it does everytime as you said towards the ends of the regs. They should just pick some regs but allow the engine tech to change to keep the car manufacturers in the sport. It will be a lot cheaper and make it a much more accessible sport.

@RiriSion

Жыл бұрын

They specifically changed the rules that year so the low rakes cars would'nt be as strong as they were though, allowing redbull to come back this strong that year

Be good to keep it as normal and add a Procar style event like they did with the BMW M1's years ago.

For the sprint, how about they put all of the F1 drivers in identical cars? For cost reasons, doesn’t have to be F1 cars, but have them race some sort of single seaters and see who comes out on top? Should have no reflection on the main F1 points system, just seems to fit the “entertainment” element than Stefano is pushing.

The thing don't like/get about the sprint format, is why we now have 2 quali sessions back to back, for different "race" events. Why not do sprint wuali Friday, sprint race sat am, main quali sat pm then race Sunday? Confusing that main quali and race are so far apart, with a different quali/race in-between. I do agree with the change of introducing different quali though, as using the sprint to set the main grid was a bad idea

They should use the combined times from FP1 & FP3 to set the sprint's Grip.

I believe the FIA has made a decision to use different tires for each stage of Qualifying: hard for Q1, medium for Q2, and soft for Q3. Additionally, it could be beneficial to introduce a mandatory 2 pitstop rule during the race, where each car is required to use all three sets of tires according to their preference. This would eliminate the strategy of saving tires for a single pitstop race. To further enhance the competition, a minimum of 10 laps on the hard tire could be imposed whenever it is not the optimal tire choice (I came up with this idea later)... IJS

How do teams catch up and test parts if there is 1hr of practice!! 🤔

Seeing as the car is such a massive advantage/disadvantage to determining who wins the race and yet the most interesting part of F1 is which driver is quickest, how about all the drivers are in a pool and they each have to drive in every car during. the season? The constructors championship would still be valid and the drivers championship would be truly representative of which driver is best?

The practice sessions are not only for the drivers or the team engineers to collect data and perfect the car as much they possibly can, but in the circuits they’ve newly introduced or where the track is located in a city’s streets and they’ve laid the tarmac or track itself just for the GP, it is brand new for racing. Pros and cons to that of course just like removal tire blankets or decreases to their temperatures. It’s a safety issue and without anyone running on it the race isn’t as optimized for speed. I will assess if I’m for or against the sprint races after a few, but till then I say why not! A championship is a championship, maybe they take a page out of football and turn it to a champion league separate series and cup from domestic league’s. Hell they can even package it and sell it to broadcasters like UEFA 😂

This is what I'd do- Friday; P1 immediately followed by a 20 minute qually (single session to post your fastest time) for the Sprint race that follows later that day. Saturday; P2 Qually for race (in usual format) Sunday; Race. This way the Sprint day could be a separate entity altogether. Have a sprint championship. 🤷‍♂️. I don't think it would take anything away from the World Championship. Also. Make teams use all 3 kinds of tyres in a race. So, guaranteed at least 2 pit stops each car. Only cancelled if wet or inters are used. That could bring about loads of strategy. Lots of jeopardy. Drivers could also push more instead of saving tyres.

What if they divide the grid randomly into 4 groups of 5 drivers each for each race. Assign each group a starting space (group 1 is 1-5, group 2 is 6-10 etc) and they qualify against the other drivers in their group for the grid position in that group. Have the group of drivers change each race and the grid places change each race. This way all teams and drivers have opportunities to race at the front and the back and have the grid be mixed up. Puts more excitement around top cars and drivers working their way through the field. Plus it requires more strategy around pitting, giving new parts, grid penalties, tire choices and more.

@kristoffer3000

Жыл бұрын

So if you get unlucky you just straight up lost your Monaco race, yeah... Great idea. lol

Jess your comments on sprint and all other points. Perfect. 100% agree that so many changes and we should try to settle on few changes first.

A sprint race championship would be great. Maybe having the 3rd driver of each team being a compulsory element. That way you keep the main championship separate but give guys and girls sat on the sidelines a chance to show their skills.

I do like the technical discussion during the practice sessions. The changes the teams have made from race to race. I like the build up to the race as it stands now. Sprint races are not necessary. I have been watching the sport for 40 years. Some changes are good but what the FIA needs to concentrate on is the overreach, they are using red flags to spice up the show and that is unacceptable!

I think they should do fp1 and quali for the race on the Friday and then fp2 and sprint race on the Saturday and have the sprint race a reverse grid to give smaller teams chances to get points and give the prospect of more overtaking in the sprint race

Whats the problem we are trying to fix? F1 ticket prices are skyrocketing to the point where pure race fans can't even access the event. Cost Cap, regulation changes, sprint races - a lot of changes in a short period of time and we haven't had a better R1 to R22 F1 experience since 2021.

We should focus on what is best for the future of our sport. Budget cost caps has already severely effected our beloved sport but can understand why ..... even if I don't agree with that change. No matter what angle I take to attach a value 'F1 Sprint races', I can only see the damage this format does to the F1 race experience. Asking drivers to push the limits 29 times, in F1 races, while adhering to their extra ordinary compulsory media obligations, is asking to much from the drivers. What other sport demands more media coverage before, during & after the race from their stars?

Qualifying format is fine as it is, makes me sad they gotta ruin it. I would like to see drivers being able to push 100% though, we’ve been speaking about it for years and it always seems to be tyres. I’d like to see in race refuelling reintroduced

Maybe have reverse grid sprint on Saturday based on the final standings of the preceding race which counts for half points. (Just for entertainment ) Keep FP1,2,Quali and race. Thereafter, there could be 1 experiment with having the sprint quali determine the grid on Sunday (this sprint quali has no points) (bring back FP3, by the way.) Theoretically, the fastest cars should be somewhere in the middle of the pack after reverse grid quali and should be able to go on to win the race from there with a bit of a challenge from the slower cars. Maybe with the second experiment you can bring back engine modes, allow free setup changes between sessions, increase tyre blanket temperatures, increase cost cap by 35%

Qualify on Friday for the Grand Prix. Then qualify for the sprint race on Saturday with the sprint race ONLY counting for the Constructors points. This then becomes a true team race with the possibility of drivers having to work together.

I don’t want to come home from work On a Friday knowing who got poll. So best thing in my mind is one practice session on a Friday qualifying On a Saturday race Sunday ( no sprint at all) and just run f2 at every f1 event that will give more racing to the fans and help young drivers.

Cant believe the experiences of MotoGP sprint races this year wasn’t brought up.

They should do one shot qualifying for the sprint race on Saturday going out one at a time in order of how they qualified for the race on the Friday. So the slower cars going last for their lap have the track evolution advantage.

I wish this video wasn’t edited so abruptly during the segments. I’d rather hear the banter.

Watching the carnage the other day in the F1 crashes that went on. Surely something has got to be done with the tyres to keep the drivers safe.?? Keep the cars on the track?

I like seeing the cars on track. The sprint is ok but I think all teams should have a extra engine for a sprint race. As we all think Sunday is race day and the points

Teams need more engines at this point, I love the one lap qualifying idea but.

If they're going to do this, during Friday qualifying, they should go all in and alter the way it works. Instead of having them all out on track during Q1 and Q2, they should split the sessions into Q1A/Q1B and Q2A/Q2B meaning that teams would only ever be allowed to send out one of their drivers per sub-session. It should be a free choice as to which sub-session a driver is sent out, however, Q1A should run straight into Q1B then, after a 10 min break, Q2A should run straight into Q2B. The 2 slowest from each sub-session should be eliminated followed by the next slowest driver from either sub-session. That way, there'd be less of an issue regards bunching of drivers for position at the end of the lap and there would be no opportunity for drafting unless teams make agreements to work together to gain a net advantage. That said, allowing 2 different teams to coordinate drafting via radio should be outright banned. I'm thinking the format would fit into the whole 'sprint' idea as teams will have to think on their feet, and, it may result in some more interesting grids as buddy-up systems of qualifying would then be reliant on a less than perfect arrangement.

Could they just scrap fridays? Practice and Qualifying on Saturday, Race on Sunday. I don't think F1 needs to have a roll the dice element like sprints but sure, give them less time to fine tune with 3 practice sessions

I don’t agree with the new format completely but HOT TAKE: what if we made the sprint races reverse grid races? So some back-marker teams can compete for more points and more carnage!

MotoGP has more practice, but each session is important in setting the grid. There's at least 10 minutes in all practice sessions where the riders are going flat out to get into a top 10 position for qualifying. That's ~30m of racing across Friday and Saturday. Watching both sports, I think MotoGP has got it right.

Sunday would be better if we amended the following 3 things. 1 - no changes to the car under red flags, eg no tyre changes 2- get rid of DRS, the new regs were to ensure better following so no need for DRS = more late braking 3- stop Blue flags, make the leaders work to get through the field and stop ruining the race for backmarkers

12:10 good point by Simon, i was also thinking about that!

Simon, it may be a version of T20 Cricket, but you don't have different formats mixed in one world cup. You have a separate world cup for Test cricket, another world cup for T20 and another for One Day Internationals. So the only way is to either have a separate F1 championship that is only sprints, or just get rid of sprints. I would rather have multiple qualifying session rather than another race. It would be even more fun if we had a Q4 and Q5 to fight for the upper positions even more.

We are trying to find creative solutions to resolve the root cause issue: that Sunday is not entertaining enough because the field spread is too large. How to get the grid competitive? Well that brings in the debate: is it the ultimate test of engineering or should it be more standardised and increase the racing fun.

14:35 Spot on Damon, I’ve literally just got my dad on track with an F1 weekend; Telling him Practice is on Friday, Saturday is Qualifying and the race is Sunday Now it’s gonna fry his brain lol

23:31 you can also decide not to broadcast the Friday practices. Then visitors have an exclusive view that others don’t have.