After completing initial practice at Melbourne’s Albert Park, Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali answered a number of key questions about Sky Sports, including questions about Craig Pollock’s new Formula Equal project.
“I haven’t heard anything about it. It’s not my problem, Domenicali replied categorically. – I know that many years ago Craig argued with Formula 1 about certain ideas, but recently there has been a lot of talk about Michael Andretti’s project, for example.
Some people want to be as vocal as possible about their plans, some are quieter, but the fact is that Formula 1 is attracting the attention of new investors and new teams that could potentially enter the championship.
Such interest typifies well the current status of Formula 1. The application process started last week, anyone has the opportunity to submit them, and in the first phase they will be analyzed by the FIA, in the second phase the commercial viability of such projects are examined. assessed, we will discuss this together. And then we’ll see what happens.
If, thanks to the emergence of new teams, the value of the championship grows in the medium and longer term, then that’s great. This is how the question is asked when we talk about these topics.”
Domenicali also shared the news that races of the women’s F1 Academy series will be held as early as 2024, during the championship’s race weekends.
“I can confirm that F1 Academy racing will be included in the Formula 1 weekend schedule from next year,” he said. – Of course they will not take place on all circuits, but this is part of our plan to promote this project. We are very interested and hope that this approach will work and contribute to the development of F1 Academy.
We believe that by investing in and drawing attention to this project, we can bring a racer to Formula 1 and we will try to do this as soon as possible. This program is led by Suzi Wolff and next week we will talk about our plans.”
Speaking about the optimal number of stages in the World Championship, Domenicali reiterated that we are talking about 24 Grands Prix: “The interest in hosting new races is huge, but we must adhere to the high standards inherent in our sport. This year we have 23 races and next year I think it will be 24, and I think this number is correct. As you can see, we are trying to improve the quality of each specific stage, but also, thinking about the future, we do not exclude that the rotation of the stages is quite possible.”
Source: F1 News
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