F1 considering ‘Grand Slam’ idea for Sprint races in 2024
With F1 now fully dedicated to incorporating a choice of streak races all the plan in which thru the F1 calendar, talks are space to originate up soon about ways to extra pretty-tune the spectacle in 2024.
Whereas big prix bosses are pleased to withhold the series of streak races at six for subsequent year, a gathering of the F1 Commission scheduled for the Belgian Big Prix weekend appears space to converse about tweaks to the streak plans.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has now revealed that one conception being looked at is to introduce a particular ‘Big Slam’ ingredient to streak weekends – which will seemingly be awarded to any driver who takes pole bid and victory for every the streak and foremost big prix.
In an unfamiliar interview with Motorsport.com talking relating to the streak plans for subsequent year, Domenicali acknowledged: “There will be six sprints, and we’re going to snarl them I believe in September, because of now we enjoy a meeting of the System 1 Commission scheduled for the weekend of the Belgian Big Prix.
“There is a proposal that I’d are searching to originate, in step with the conception of the ‘Big Slam’. It is miles that drivers who take the 2 poles and the 2 bustle wins over the weekend ought to quiet be recognised with something extra, which represents successfully the sporting enterprise they’ve accomplished.”
The foundation of the ‘Big Slam’ is quiet in its early phases, and it is known that F1 needs discussions with teams first relating to the accepted conception earlier than it focuses more on what the closing award will seemingly be.
It is miles conception unlikely that it would dwell in extra championship parts being supplied, but it with out a doubt might well well dwell up being a particular trophy or varied reward to be given out if a driver is dominant.
Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing, 2nd bid, Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing, 1st bid, Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, third bid, with their Jog trophies
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Shots
As successfully as the ‘Big Slam’ conception, F1 teams are also space to converse about whether or not or not the layout for the streak weekends ought to quiet be sophisticated for subsequent year.
It is miles known that areas being looked at are whether or not or not the tyre allocation or parc ferme solutions ought to quiet be changed, and even whether or not the circulate of the weekends are shaken as much as form momentum better in opposition to Sunday’s bustle.
For the time being, Saturdays at a streak bustle weekend are entirely standalone, with streak qualifying within the morning and the shorter bustle within the afternoon.
One conception that has been suggested by some crew bosses is for Friday qualifying at streak weekends to evaluate the grid for the streak bustle, which might well presumably happen on Saturday morning slightly than within the afternoon. Then Saturday afternoon will seemingly be devoted to qualifying for the reveal big prix itself.
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May maybe perchance perchance well quiet any changes be made to the streak layout, then it might maybe well well be yet one other change to the weekend timetable, something that will menace confusing fans.
Domenicali insists, nonetheless, that compare reveals that tweaking the layout doesn’t menace being a flip off for loads of.
“We enjoy analysed this point,” he acknowledged. “I imagine that the menace is more linked to proper viewers, who enjoy their comprise habits, slightly than to unique fans, who are rather more originate to change.
“However, there might be not a gigantic recordsdata on the layout front. We’re searching to stabilise the six weekends with the streak bustle and admire the habits of the prolonged-time fans.”
