Haas boss Steiner calls for no more “tough” triple-headers in F1

F1 has just finished its first tripl𓆉e-header of the season, starting in France beforဣe back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Looking to the rest of the season, there ar💜e three more triple-headers currently planned should there be no further cancellations.
Following the summer break in August, F1 heads to Belgium, Net𝐆herlands and Italy in quick succession.
A week off then it’s Russia, Turkey and Japan as the next triple-header, although the race at Suzuka could end up being cancelled due to the worsening COVID situation in the c꧋ountry.
The United States, Mexico and Brazil is the final proposed triple-header, but due to Austral🥀ia’s cancellatiꦗon, F1 may decide to add another race in the Middle East to make it another triple-header, just before Saudi Arabia and the finale in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking after the Austrian Grand Prix, Steiner said: “I mean, I must admit, I think they are now looking forward t🐼o get home as you can imagine, after this one.
“At the moment, we are still keeping on t♈alking because of COVID, the calenda🃏r changes, so I wouldn't say there are reasons why this is the way it is. But we need to try to not have triple headers. I think more double-headers are better than one triple-header, it is better to have consistent double-headers then four triple-headers in a season.
“With triple-headers, some people are away a month until they get back home and, in that month, did three races which is also pretty stressful. I'm sure FOM will look into it but, at the moment, it is COVID situation because one of these tripl🅠eheaders, like this one, was just thrown in because the cꦜalendar is a moving target.”
Steiner expects the Russia-Turkey-Japan run of races to be most difficult🐓 given the 𒁃difference in time zones and travel.
“It will be tougher, that one will be a lot tougher because you have got the time zone changes in as well and, obviously, the ဣjet lag which goes with it,” Steiner added. “Here on Monday, or last Monday it is now, everybody had the day off. I gave everybody the day off so they could do some activities around🌠 here because it's very good.
“But 🍰if you fly from one country t🐬o the other one, there is nothing. Your day off is spent on an aeroplane.”

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