Crimson Bull group boss Christian Horner would welcome the concept of a post-season dash race for rookie drivers, claiming that it will be an amazing alternative for younger drivers.
It has lately emerged that Formulation One is contemplating introducing a post-season dash race for rookie drivers. The concept is for a brief format that includes rookie drivers that may happen after the single-day take a look at that is because of happen in Abu Dhabi on the Tuesday.
Whereas it seems unlikely that the brief race can be added to this 12 months’s programme, it’s doable that subsequent 12 months might see the first-ever dash for rookie drivers.
At present, Formulation 1 groups are mandated to run a rookie in two FP1 periods in the course of the season. Though it has proved profitable as a number of drivers might present their expertise in a high-pressure setting, rookie drivers normally solely have one or two sizzling laps on recent tyres, making it powerful for them to point out their pace. As well as, groups are additionally involved about doable crashes that might hinder their efficiency and programme over a race weekend.
Requested to touch upon the concept, Crimson Bull group principal Christian Horner acknowledged that it will be an amazing alternative for rookie drivers to point out their abilities.
“Effectively, it is like all issues in life: in order for you it to occur, you make it occur. And I feel there was a transparent directive to say, come on, let’s get the job finished for this 12 months.
“And so clearly that places strain on the Sporting Working Teams and the assorted group managers to work with the FIA to provide you with a set of rules. However I feel primarily adopting Dash regs and so forth, it is eminently doable. It would not should be overcomplicated. I feel it is simply going to be a single automobile from every group relatively than two vehicles.
“And successfully, you are simply utilizing the mileage otherwise versus, , simply performing over throughout a take a look at day. So I feel the occasion will happen all in at some point.
“So a qualifying after which the equal of a dash race. So, yeah, it comes on the finish of an extended season, however I feel it will be an amazing factor. It is an amazing alternative for the younger drivers, and we’re absolutely supportive of it,” concluded Horner.
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