News Details

Boullier wants all or nothing approach to sprint races

Eric Boullier believes that sprint qualifying races in Formula 1 are a good idea in principle and, if the test events for them should be successful, that they should feature at every race instead of a select few throughout the season. The former Lotus and McLaren team principal said the idea of fundamentally changing the structure of a Formula 1 weekend is a tricky area to navigate, given the history of the sport, but has praised the way that the FIA and FOM have handled the introduction of this proposal. 'I think they are a good idea, because every experiment is worth trying,' he said to Auto Hebdo. 'F1 has wanted to change the historic format of its weekends for a long time. The subject...
Full Story »
3y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Sprint races won't sell more F1 tickets –...

Apr.16 French GP official Eric Boullier is not convinced ‘sprint...
3y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Sprint races future of F1? 'Then it will be introduced...

Formula 1 will test at three circuits in 2021 with a sprint race on...
3y ago from GPBlog.com

Sprint races won't sell tickets, says ex-McLaren chief

After the curiosity has died down, former F1 team boss Eric Boullier says...
3y ago from PlanetF1.com

Teams to discuss sprint races again this week

F1, the FIA and all ten teams are to discuss sprint races this week in...
3y ago from Pitpass.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Australia’s Jack Miller ‘lucky’ to survive...

t;li>‘I ran over his legs and I was worried for him,’ says Joan...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

Jorge Martin ‘never gave up' but it ‘made...

Jorge Martin showed his usual determination throughout the Malaysian...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Francesco Bagnaia describes ‘fantastic' battle...

Francesco Bagnaia described his battle with Jorge Martin as 'fantastic'...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Enzo Fittipaldi to run IndyCar test with McLaren later...

Arrow McLaren has announced that it will place Enzo Fittipaldi in one of...

Ganassi finalizes IndyCar lineup, confirms Kyffin...

Chip Ganassi Racing announced its full 2025 IndyCar line-up on Wednesday,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

A Farewell Message from The Checkered Flag

After 15 years of motorsport coverage, TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk announces...

Didier Auriol entering Rally Japan, first WRC start...

1994 World Rally Champion Didier Auriol will run the 2024 season finale in...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Bukayo Saka makes demand to Arsenal teammates after...

Arsenal suffered a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United in the Premier...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

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.