The head of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, does not like the drivers openly criticizing the innovations. In particular, Max Verstappen’s statement at the official FIA press conference that the sprint stages should be abolished did not appeal to him.
Stefano Domenicali: “I don’t like a society where people can’t say what they want. But drivers sometimes need to remember that they are part of something bigger. And they should not be selfish.
Racers are part of this sport and this business, which is growing because we can see the bigger picture. Sometimes it’s not easy to step out of our comfort zone, but we can’t afford to be satisfied with what we’ve achieved.
We’ll look at some of the details of the sprint weekend format at the end of the season when we run it six times. And of course we won’t be sprinting every weekend either. But we have a new audience, we need to make every session spectacular and not let everyone do laps for the benefit of engineers and drivers.
I’m not worried about Verstappen leaving the sport. He said he likes sports, and that’s true. Max is the world champion, he fights for the third title. He was born in a car. I would say he will spend more time in Formula 1 than I will.”
Source: F1 News
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