Drivers agree at F1 Australian Grand Prix: “Three practice sessions not needed, not necessary”
Domenicali attended the first MotoGP weekend of 2023, where a new format means sprint races will feature on Saturdays at every round, ahead of Sunday🍸’s full race, reducing practice time.
“I am a supporter of the cancellation of free practice sessions, which are of great use to💮 the engineers, but that the public doesn’t like,” Dome⛄nicali said.
He has already ꦬshaken up the standard F1 grand prix weekend schedule😼 by introducing three sprint races last season, increased to six this year.
Asked if three practice sessions per weekend were required, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell answered: “No, is the answer.
“Obviously the more practice you do, the more up to speed you’ll be, the more comf꧋ortable you’ll be with the carꦺ.
“I don’t think it’s right that F1 has three times the amount of practice as F3 and F2. They should get more practice, also because they doꦺ less races and don’t test as anyone.
“No practice would be too little.
“I wasn’t in favour of sprint races initia💦lly🐓 but, now, I enjoy them.
“Action on Friday is vital for all of⛎ us, and also for th🗹e entertainment.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly agreed꧑: “Three are not needed, from a drivin💞g point of view.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg said: “It comes down ꦉto personal preference. I quite enjoyed it at the time in F2, having only 30 minutꩵes then getting thrown into qualy.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant replied: “Three is a lot, especially coming from F2 where you have to take risks more than I currently have to. Three ꧃i✱sn’t necessary.”
The first practice session in Melbourne at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Australian Grand Prix begins at 2.30am on Friday.
Karun Chandhok said on S🐠ky: “I a🥀gree with Russell, find a happy balance.
“The format over 𝕴the spr𓆏int weekends is pretty good. Practice and qualifying on Friday.
“There is scope to juggle things around. Maybe a second practice sessꦿio🎐n on a Saturday is done in a slightly different way.
“Frankly, it is a balancing act.
“The sprint races work. You can’t do them everywhere. Monaco, for example, shou🎃ld n☂ot have a sprint race.
“Where you have good overtaking, like here with four DRS zoꩵnes,ꦆ why not?
🍬“I’d rather watch a spr🤪int than another practice session.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering e🎉verything from American🐟 sports, to football, to F1.
