Low ticket sales for the United States Grand Prix caught the attention of the authorities, who began planning changes for next season.
The period of Formula 1 It’s almost over. With four dates left, Max Verstappen is now the drivers’ champion and Red Bull, who also has Sergio Pérez, second, has established himself as the teams’ champion.. Last weekend the United States Grand Prixwhich did not generate great appeal. The sprint race was considered boring and led to low ticket saleswhich caused lcalled attention to the authorities, who began to make a change.
Looking forward to the 2024 season, Informal conversations were started to explore what could be changed to engage the public and the sprint was one of them. According to specialized media motorsport.comone of the measures is convert Saturday into an independent F1 Sprint championship, and points earned no longer count for F1 main events. In this way, What happened this year in Qatar was avoidable, when Verstappen won the title thanks to the sptint and not the main event.
On the other hand, they will also search make it attractive for pilots and make it taken with the seriousness it requires. What I thought get a sponsor and Saturday’s event will offer a financial prize that could reach up to a million dollars. Other points to consider are the inverted grid format, where the top ten are exchanged and the positions are decided in reverse order of the championship.
What do teams think about the change in format for the sprint?
“I think you have to add a little more risk. If the order of the top 10 is reversed or something like that, you have to add enough points to make it worth it for the drivers to go for it.”he assured Christian Hornerboss red bull. “I would rather have no sprint races than have them start interfering. With reverse grid racing, we will go to the junior formula where sport follows entertainment, while entertainment must follow sport,” thinking Toto Wolffof Mercedes. “Creating an artificial game around the sprint race on a Saturday is not the path that I would personally favor. But this is my opinion. All the teams, including Stefano (Domenicali, CEO of F1), we just have to think what is better”, he concluded.
Source: Tycsports
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