Stefano Domenikali, the executive director of the F1 championship, has announced that in the future as many as 30 Grand Prix races could be played in one season.
This year, for the first time, 23 races were scheduled to take place during the year. Vacancies after the cancellation of the Russian GP calendarwill most likely fill Qatar. Under the current Concordia contract, the season cannot exceed 24 stages. That limit could be reached very soon, given Las Vegas’ plans for next year.
“In addition to America and China, I think Africa also has potential very soon”In conversation with Sky F1 Domenikali talks about the inclusion of potentially new stages. “The interest is very high. Of course, this is a geographical region that is currently missing from the calendar. I would say that we have the potential to reach up to 24 stages. The potential would even be 30 stages if you look around the world. Now we need to find the right balance between which stages F1 should be in and what historical values we want to see.”
Many riders and team members have repeatedly been ashamed to publicly criticize the lack of income in the management of the championship, pointing out that such a long season is physically and emotionally demanding, so shortening the season by even one or two stages would provide positive trends.
In the fast F1’s rise in popularity Because of this, new nations are trying to increase their popularity by hosting a Grand Prix, accepting very high license costs. This is most evident in the Middle East, where, following Bahrain’s example, races have been added to the calendar in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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