Drivers agree at F1 Australian Grand Prix: “Three practice sessions not needed, not necessary”
Domenicali attended the first MotoGP weekend of 2ﷺ023, 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, wh💛ich are of great use to the engineers, but that the public doesn’t like,” Domenicali said.
He has already shaken up the standard F1 grand prix weekend schedule by introducing three spri🐠nt 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 p🍌ractice you do, the more up to speed you’ll be, the more comfortable you’ll be with ꦛthe car.
“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 do less races and don’t test as anyone.
“No practice would be too little.
“I wasn’t in favour of spr🐈int races initially but, now, I enjoy them.
“Action on Friday is vital for a♚ll of us, an🦂d also for the entertainment.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly agreed: “Three are not needed, from🧜 a driving point of view.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg saꦑid: “It comes down to personal preference. I quite enjoyed it at the time in F2, having only 30 minutes 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 c🤡oming from F2 where you have to take risks more than I currently have to. Three isn’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 Sk💜y: “I agree with Russell, find a happy balance.
“Th💧e format over the sprint weekends is pretty good. Practice and qualifying on Friday.
“There is scope to juggle things around. Maybe a second practice session on a Saturday is done in a slightly different wa꧅y.
“Frankly, it is a balancing act.
“The sprint races work. You can’t do them everywhere. Monaco, for example💝, should not have a sprint race.
“Where you𝓀 have good overtaking, like here with four ꧒DRS zones, why not?
“I’d rather watch a sprint than anothꦦer practice session.”
Jamꦡes was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
