Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general rules as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the audience for Friday anyway. With the testing restrictions I see the use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money. And not piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race? At the front I doubt Merc, using this and last year, would be any less dominate. At the back, well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that matters much. I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra laps but I don't see not having Friday making that large a difference since it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general rules
as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full
season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the
audience for Friday anyway.-a With the testing restrictions I see the
use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money.-a And not
piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race?-a At the front I doubt Merc,
using this and last year, would be any less dominate.-a At the back,
well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that
matters much.-a I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra laps
but I don't see not having Friday making that large a difference since
it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
If there is no Friday running then there is less time for the feeder and support series.
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general
rules as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full
season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the
audience for Friday anyway. With the testing restrictions I see
the use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money. And not
piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race? At the front I doubt Merc,
using this and last year, would be any less dominate. At the back,
well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that
matters much. I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra
laps but I don't see not having Friday making that large a
difference since it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
If there is no Friday running then there is less time for the feeder
and support series.
Geoff May wrote:
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general
rules as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the audience for Friday anyway. With the testing restrictions I see
the use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money. And not
piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race? At the front I doubt Merc,
using this and last year, would be any less dominate. At the back,
well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that
matters much. I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra
laps but I don't see not having Friday making that large a
difference since it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
If there is no Friday running then there is less time for the feeder
and support series.
There is actually more time where Friday running for support races only
is viable.
I think there is a case for considering a mix of 2 and 3 day weekends.
I'm sure there are a variety of pros and cons for different circuits
and promoters and it would make some back to backs easier to
accommodate.
There's no reason that the feeder/support series couldn't be running on Friday...
Geoff May wrote:
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general
rules as curfew?
[snipped]
Your thoughts?
If there is no Friday running then there is less time for the feeder
and support series.
There is actually more time where Friday running for support races only
is viable.
I think there is a case for considering a mix of 2 and 3 day weekends.
I'm sure there are a variety of pros and cons for different circuits
and promoters and it would make some back to backs easier to
accommodate.
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general rules as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the audience for Friday anyway. With the testing restrictions I see the use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money. And not piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race? At the front I doubt Merc, using this and last year, would be any less dominate. At the back, well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that matters much. I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra laps but I don't see not having Friday making that large a difference since it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
I think there is a case for considering a mix of 2 and 3 day weekends.
On 31/10/2020 23:18, Bigbird wrote:
Geoff May wrote:
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general
rules as curfew?
[snipped]
Your thoughts?
If there is no Friday running then there is less time for the
feeder and support series.
There is actually more time where Friday running for support races
only is viable.
I think there is a case for considering a mix of 2 and 3 day
weekends. I'm sure there are a variety of pros and cons for
different circuits and promoters and it would make some back to
backs easier to accommodate.
I was thinking more along the lines of the people going to the track
are mainly there for the F1. If there is no F1 on Friday, fewer would
turn up and the circuit owners would be losing out.
Having written that, I believe they rarely make money from an F1
weekend in any case but I suspect they would lose even more.
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general rules as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the audience for Friday anyway. With the testing restrictions I see the use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money. And not piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race? At the front I doubt Merc, using this and last year, would be any less dominate. At the back, well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that matters much. I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra laps but I don't see not having Friday making that large a difference since it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general rules
as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full
season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the
audience for Friday anyway.-a With the testing restrictions I see the
use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money.-a And not
piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race?-a At the front I doubt Merc,
using this and last year, would be any less dominate.-a At the back,
well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that
matters much.-a I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra laps
but I don't see not having Friday making that large a difference since
it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
Now then, I think this article will change things: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12125460/formula-2-and-formula-3-schedule-revamps-revealed-for-2021-season
The races where there is no F2 and F3 races could be reduced to 2 day
race weekends. It would still impact the support races but possibly not
as much as I originally thought.
Cheers
Geoff
On 11/7/2020 6:12 AM, Geoff May wrote:
On 31/10/2020 20:37, XYXPDQ wrote:
Or more generally make Friday a rest day under the same general rules
as curfew?
With 2021 maybe going to 23 races and considering how taxing a full
season already is, is the current three day weekend the best idea.
On the minus side there's loss of tv income, but how large is the
audience for Friday anyway.-a With the testing restrictions I see the
use for FP1 in trying new parts and sometimes a new driver.
On the plus side I'd think they'd save a bunch of money.-a And not
piling on laps would make Sunday even more reliable.
So how would it effect the actual race?-a At the front I doubt Merc,
using this and last year, would be any less dominate.-a At the back,
well maybe the back markers would be even further behind if that
matters much.-a I'm guessing the midfield gets the most from extra laps >> but I don't see not having Friday making that large a difference since
it's the same for everyone.
Your thoughts?
Now then, I think this article will change things: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12125460/formula-2-and-formula-3-schedule-revamps-revealed-for-2021-season
Yes, but it's be the same for everyone. I'd like to see at least some old style testing be allowed, don't see that using Fridays as a replacement has helped the sport that much.The races where there is no F2 and F3 races could be reduced to 2 day
race weekends. It would still impact the support races but possibly not
as much as I originally thought.
Cheers
Geoff
Wouldn't 2 day weekends impact in season development?
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