The new regulations in 2022 will bring about major changes in Formula 1. The sport is also trying out new things, such as the spin race, which will be held three times this year.
According to several F1 team bosses, it is important to also hear the opinions of the fans. Among other things, there are surveys where fans can express their opinion. “We have to listen to the fans. It’s about them, without fans the sport would be very different,” said Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer of the Dutch website of Motorsport.com.
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Szafnauer continued: “So we have to listen to them – they are our audience and we are here to please the audience. They have to use the data to make improvements then you have to give it to them. “
Beware of wrong ideas
Fred Vasseur, Team Principal at Alfa Romeo, also agrees. “In the end, we do everything for the fans. It’s good to know what they expect. Sometimes our vision is very focused on racing because we may be too busy with our day-to-day job.”
However, alpine director Marcin Budkowski warns against fan influences, as their ideas are not always good for the show. “There has been a lot of talk about changing the tire rules or returning the fuel. If you look closely at the strategists, it turns out to be false good ideas because they don’t really improve the show. So let’s listen to the fans, but let’s be careful not to introduce anything the fans want that turns out to be not working. “
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