22 races this year, in times of Covid, with dates moved and GP venues that have been changed several times. 23 in 2022, in a season that will be compressed between mid-March and mid-November, forcing team men and professionals to an extreme commitment. This is the Formula 1 of these years, always ready to open up to new locations. This year there were new entries from Zandvoort, Losail and Saudi Arabia; the next will be in Miami. However, it will be necessary to reach a limit point, also to avoid putting all the workers in the ‘sector’ under a really excessive pressure.
On the rather delicate point, the Red Bull team principal Christian Horner also expressed himself, highlighting how we cannot always follow the requests of the various organizers. “Yes, it’s a grueling calendar. It’s like in any sport, the thirst and the demand for Formula 1 is what it is – explained the British manager to the RacingNews365.com website – we must always try to measure this balance. I’m sure we could have 35 races if the organizers had their way. It’s about finding a balance not to actually need two different teams. We must ensure that we can only have one ‘crew’ to do an entire season“.
“It is exhausting, demanding and it is particularly so in these times of Covid – Horner added – with the changing schedule and the upcoming triplets. We must also look at the logistics part of the tour that we will do later, with Brazil, Mexico and then in the Middle East. It’s tough, it’s really tough – concluded the number one of Milton Keynes – but I think the way all the teams dealt with the situation was phenomenal. And we certainly haven’t found people saying that yet ‘I don’t want to be present at a race’“.
