Despite recent news regarding the possible cancellation of ‘show and tell’ events in the 2022 Formula 1 season, it has been confirmed that teams have in fact agreed to take part in them. A few weeks ago, Formula 1’s managing director of motorsport, Ross Brawn, revealed the sport’s idea for a new Friday morning event on race weekends starting from 2022, which would allow media and fans a much closer look at the 2022 challengers and what changes have been made to the car ahead of lights out on Sundays.
“What we’re doing on a Friday is a big session for you guys [the media] to have a look at the cars and talk to the personnel” – Ross Brawn said at that moment – “We’re pushing on with initiatives to get greater engagement and a greater insight into what’s happening. So next year, on a Friday morning, the cars will be presented to you. The teams will explain the changes they’ve made for that weekend and they’ll declare to the FIA the changes they’ve made. It will create another nuance and other interest in the sport, because the technical side of the sport is quite fascinating to a lot of fans.” – he added.
The statements of the British Formula One managing director, motor sports and technical director led to some questioning the effectiveness of the ‘show and tell’ sessions, sensing teams would be very reluctant to share the juicy details about their car going into any given weekend. That has since led to reports that teams have rejected the proposal and the plan has been scrapped, but Formula 1 has confirmed that ‘the proposal has now been agreed and will be in place for 2022, so the show and tell events are happening’.
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