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Raikkonen wants condensed weekends from 2020

Kimi Raikkonen reckons Formula 1 shouldn't wait until 2021 to introduce a condensed schedule as he feels Thursdays are a waste of time. Announcing the new-for-2021 regulations, the FIA confirmed a shortened race weekend, doing away with the Thursdays. Instead media briefings and scrutineering will take place on a Friday morning with FP1 and FP2 pushed back to later in the day. Raikkonen doesn't want F1 to wait until 2021. 'It should've happened next year, I mean today (Thursday) is absolutely useless for us,' he said. 'I think it will be a good step because people don't need to be away that many days because they spend months outside. 'So, it will be better for the teams. Stop wasting...
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