Scuderia Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies admitted that he hopes triple-headers will be the “first thing” that will leave Formula 1 after the Covid-19 pandemic is over.
Formula 1 teams have often complained about the scheduling of three consecutive race weekends during the last few years, due to concerns regarding staff welfare ever-present as mental health awareness within the paddock grows.
Despite the concerns, the calendar for the 2022 Formula One season includes a further three triple-headers in a more congested season boasting a record 23 events
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“I think it is clear it is very challenging for Formula 1 to put a great calendar together in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.” Laurent Mekies explained – “So in that context, we obviously understand that there needs to be a level of flexibility from the teams which is why we just have to cope with these triple headers now and then once, hopefully, the pandemic is out of the way we will sit down again and see how to move forward as it’s probably the aspect that is the most taxing for the race team. Hopefully, it will be the first thing that will go away once the pandemic is out of the radar.” – the Ferrari sporting director added.
The first draft of the calendar for next championship shows an earlier season end in mid-November as to not form any overlap with the FIFA Football World Cup held in Qatar.
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