At the end of April, a meeting of the Formula 1 committee was held, which discussed, among other things, increasing the number of sprints next season from three to six. Formula 1 management and teams supported the idea, but the FIA asked for more time to evaluate this proposal.
There were rumors in the British press that new FIA president Mohammed bin Sulayem was setting a condition – an increase in Formula 1’s payments to the federation in exchange for agreeing to increase the number of sprint stages. However, in a recent interview with Sportsmail, Sulayem denied asking for additional funding.
Mohammed bin Sulayem: “I support racing when it makes sense. I’m not saying increasing the number of sprints is a bad suggestion, I’m saying we have until 2023 to make a decision. Does not burn.
We have what is called democracy: Formula 1 has the right to vote, the teams have the right to vote and I have the right to vote. If you say that I cannot abstain from voting or take the time to study the proposal, you are robbing me of the freedom of democracy.
I didn’t ask for extra money, but if I had asked, I would have gotten it done the right way – by investing in sports management. We say Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport, so we want the FIA to have the technical and financial resources to control multi-billion dollar sport. We need conditions to meet the standards.
Speaking specifically of the sprints, I wanted to assess whether our specialists can handle the extra workload that new races bring. After Abu Dhabi, people said the FIA needed a change, so I don’t understand why all of a sudden more is being asked of us. If a safety car incident occurs in the future, what will happen?
We need to find answers to all these questions and make an informed decision. Give us a chance to work and we’ll fix it.”
Source: F1 News
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