Formula 1 will publish its schedule for 2022 on October 15 after the next meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council.
In a speech this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said that F1 is aiming for 23 races that would take place in a more compact timeframe than this season.
While that means there will be more of the much-hated triple headers, there is some evidence that F1 is shuffling the run order to make sure the workload is kept as light as possible.
“The idea is to make sure the calendar is on the right rhythm,” Domenicali told Sky. “Of course there are considerations about the periods to ensure that the flow has to be logistically correct.
“I can tell you one thing without discovering too much: next year the season starts in mid-March and ends in mid-November.”
Despite the promise of the “right rhythm” in the game plan, the prospect of more triple heads – which represent a challenge, especially for the team staff – was not generally welcomed.
But Seidl, who clearly has no dislike for triple headed players, remains confident that the calendar F1 is embarking on will come up with a good compromise to ensure staff aren’t burned out.
“I think it is important that we wait for an official confirmation of the calendar for next year as there are dates at the moment that do not match the information we have,” said Seidl.
“I don’t want to talk about the calendar too early because it’s Stefano’s job to send it out when it’s finished.
“But I think we have a clear position on what we want to see from the calendar in the future, and we also understand that it will take some time and probably some time for a transition. But our position has not changed.”
“The ideal calendar is a calendar with 20 races and maybe 15 races as fixed events and the possibility, for example, of rotating around five venues from year to year in order to explore new markets or venues.
“When planning these 20 events, it is important that they are sustainable and also environmentally sustainable for our employees.
Günther Steiner, Team Principal, Haas F1, in the Team Principal Press Conference
Photo by: FIA Pool
“I think Stefano is investigating all of that, in the end it is his job and his responsibility.
“And we very much trust that he will find the right balance there as well, between the commercial interests that we naturally have as a team, but also in looking after his people, our people, after you [the media] also to be part of this circus.
“The most important thing is that we have a good dialogue with Formula 1, especially with Stefano. And I think we just have to wait until it is published what the plans are for next year.”
Haas boss Gunther Steiner, who has spoken out against triple headers in the past, said that F1 simply had to accept them if they wanted enough races.
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“They might need to put in a few triple headers – a few, but not many – to make sure the calendar fits what we want to do,” he explained.
“At the end of the day, whether you like it or not, it’s part of our job and we can’t always make up our minds.
“If you compare yourself to people who work in the entertainment industry and at concerts, it’s a constant triple header for these guys because they never go home when a tour starts: it’s a six month tour.
“I know it’s done then and we’ll move on, but I don’t know how many there will be next year. I guess there might be a few and we just have to deal with it as best we can.” Cause it’s now Part of our business. “
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