The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 established six Grands Prix at the beginning of December, which will also include sprint races, but the system of the competition has not been determined and both organizations are set to hold meetings with the teams. and perhaps with the pilots, until February, again, for the third time, to reorganize the program and make some changes, writes Marca.

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There will be 6 sprint races in the 2024 Formula 1 season

The first sprint races of the 2024 season will be held in China and Miami, Florida, with the other four locations being Austria, Austin, Texas, Brazil and Qatar.

“There are six sprint races left in the calendar. At the beginning of February we will have a meeting where we intend to discuss some operational changes related to the management of the closed fleet, as well as a different format.

I can’t predict more, I would like to, but first we have to reach an agreement, sign it and put it into practice,” said the CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicalifor Radio 1 Italia.

At the moment, nothing is clear, except that the six sprint races, which eliminate the traditional day of free practice on Friday, are very popular with the public, as those weekends double the number of spectators on Friday.

If the public appreciates the sprint races very much, as evidenced by the fact that on the days when they replace the usual Friday free practice, the number of spectators doubles, the pilots are not so happy, believing that all these frequent changes only interfere with the sport. their.

Even current world champion Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) is one of the fiercest critics of sprint races.

“They do what they want. I think they make stuff up because they don’t really know what to do with the craziness instead of trying to maintain a normal life. Why should this sport suddenly be any different?

In other sports, are the rules constantly changing or is the game suddenly 30 minutes long? I really don’t understand it,” he said Verstappen after the last sprint race of the 2023 season held in Brazil.

But Domenicali is clear: sprint races will continue to appear in the program of the Grand Circus, because they are to the liking of those who pay to watch Formula 1 on TV.

“The data show that there is interest in sprint races. New fans of Formula 1 do not like the concept of devoting the whole day only to training, from a sporting point of view they are not interested.

We must not forget that many sports are changing. All of them, including the NBA or baseball, look very closely at what is happening in the world. And we were one of the first to do it,” he emphasized Stefano Domenicaliquoted by Agerpres.

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