News Details

Russell: Mandatory rookie presence in FP1 'not a good idea'

Williams' George Russell believes young drivers would have more to lose than to gain by F1's proposal for 2021 that would require all teams to run a rookie driver in at least two FP1 sessions over the course of the season. The mandatory rule would guarantee track time to young development drivers or drivers who have not competed in more than two Grands Prix. Russell was a beneficiary of the scheme in 2017 when he enjoyed two FP1 outings wit Force India, but the Brit isn't sure that a mandatory rookie presence in at least two sessions would be in a young driver's best interest. Russell: 'There will be a point where we can fight with everybody' "It's a great idea to try and give...
Full Story »
6y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Russell: Mandatory rookie presence on Fridays 'not a...

Williams' George Russell believes young drivers would have more to lose...
6y ago from F1i.com

Russell: 'There will be a point where we can fight...

Williams rookie George Russell is confident the upgrades his team has in...
6y ago from F1i.com

Russell not in favour of rookie practices

George Russell feels F1 could hurt rookies' careers if they press ahead...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Russell disagrees with rookie driver FP1 rule in 2021

George Russell has insisted he disagrees with Formula 1's plan to...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Aggressive testing schedule planned ahead of Mick...

Following confirmation Mick Schumacher will make a switch to IndyCar next...

Mick Schumacher joins RLL in IndyCar switch

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Mick Schumacher will...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Should feel a bit hard done by', 'Why not him' -...

Arsenal have announced their lineup for the crunch Champions League...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal v Bayern Munich – live blog

Join us for live blog coverage of our Champions League clash at home to...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Champions League – live

Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off<br>⚽ <a...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Cole Palmer close to fitness and could give Chelsea...

t;li>Palmer training with squad despite toe fractureForward out since...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Newey to become Aston Martin team boss in 2026

Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin's team... Read More »
4h ago from SkySports.com

‘I meant it' – Max Verstappen on Lando Norris'...

Max Verstappen has backed his own assessment of... Read More »
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

F1: Qatar Grand Prix: Preview - Red Bull

We will approach the weekend the same way we have... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.