Formulation One’s CEO and President Stefano Domenicali acknowledged that dash races have been profitable regardless of preliminary criticism whereas he has additionally revealed that he would improve the variety of the 100km races as much as eight.
Dash races made their method into Formulation One in 2021. The quick races contains a distance of 100km and final round 25-Half-hour. The game launched the particular format in an effort to present a brief and fast-paced racing spectacle.
The foundations that decide the schedule and format of dash weekends have gone by way of modifications on a number of events. For the present season, a brand new format has been launched with six areas internet hosting the 100km sprint.
Presently, the Dash Shootout, which determines the grid for the Dash, takes place on Friday after the only real apply session.. The Dash itself is the primary occasion on a Saturday, with factors being handed out to the highest eight finishers: the winner will get eight factors, and the motive force in eighth positive aspects one level – the identical as in 2023.
The Dash stays a standalone occasion that doesn’t have an effect on the beginning grid on Sunday. Qualifying for the Grand Prix takes place on Saturday following the conclusion of the race.
Chatting with Motorsport.com, Formulation One CEO and President Stefano Domenicali mentioned that the preliminary criticism has proved flawed as the game has managed to tweak the dash guidelines in a method that has led to a greater stream over the weekend.
“I keep in mind once we launched them we had lots of criticism from the purists – who we have to at all times hearken to, even to those who usually are not pleased with it.
“However I really feel that now the factor has shifted utterly the opposite method round. I feel that the change we have launched this yr is the fitting one for a lot of causes – with separate qualifying and parc ferme. The stream is a lot better immediately.”
The variety of sprints was upped to 6 per season in 2023. Now at 25 p.c of the calendar, Domenicali wish to see the proportion elevated to a 3rd of all grand prix or eight a yr.
“I feel that we’re not able to say that we’ll be like MotoGP, for instance, with a full race calendar scenario of sprints. However there may be margin to develop, possibly for one third of the calendar. That might be a risk.”
Formulation One was contemplating introducing reverse grids to dash races, however it earned heavy criticism each from drivers and followers. Nevertheless Domenicali has now insisted that he can be blissful to re-open reverse grid F1 Dash discussions, hitting again at anybody who sees it as “pretend” racing.
“There are particular subjects which can be at all times fairly debatable. We are able to once more talk about if there may be the necessity to reverse the grid, or half of the grid like F2 and F3 are doing.
“So these are at all times issues to maintain the thoughts alive, if I’ll say, with the intent to maintain one thing at all times fascinating. Personally, I might say, why not? It is lots of motion. It’s overtaking.
“You are combating for factors. Some individuals can say, ‘Oh, it’s a pretend method of racing.’ Pretend? There may be nothing pretend associated to what you imagine is the fitting format to provide nice motion. So I might have an interest to debate that once more,” the 59-year-old was quoted as saying by Motorsport.com.
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