#honestly domenicali is fucking stupid

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If it's true what Domenicali has said that so many venues and countries want to stage an F1 race, why can't we just have a rotating calender? Have all these venues stage races on alternate years? Keep the set races on the calender that stay each year but have the others been on the schedule every other year? That way all these venues that apparantly want to hold an F1 race get to do so, but there isn't the higher risk of burnout from F1 staff and fans because of the massive calender and F1 staff actually get time to develop the cars and have time off. There is no need to add more races to the set calender every year. 23 is plenty enough already.

#i hope this post makes sense #tbh i think even 23 races is too many let alone have 32 fucking events every year #f1 staff drivers and fans would burnout so quickly #it isn't fair #but at least with a rotating calender all these venues get the chance to hold races #idk what the financial implications would be or if a rotating calender is even feasible #but surely it is a better idea than have all the f1 staff quit because they are fucking tired or fans switching off because they are fed up #honestly domenicali is fucking stupid #f1 #formula one #thoughts

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Hiii!! With these stupid propositions domeniceli is putting forward, isn't it possible for the teams to tell him to fuck off?? His greedy ways would be nothing but a disgrace to engineering and i don't think anyone would get on board.

Hiya!

Yes and no. The whole decision making in F1 and who has a say on what is so ridiculously complicated and I don't fully get it. So I had a little google to fill in the gaps but it really didn't help much but this is it anyway. If I'm chatting shit and someone knows better then please let me know!

So Domenicali is the president and CEO of Formula One Group which is owned by liberty media.

FOG is "responsible for the promotion of the FIA F1 world championship and the exercising of the sports commercial rights".

FOG is made up of a few companies one of which is Formula One Management (FOM).

FOM has the broadcasting, organisational and promotional rights of F1. And they structure the calendar. But the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC is part of the FIA) has the oversight.

The FIA sets and interprets the regulations for F1 and judges appeals and disputes.

And FOM/FOG, the FIA and the teams are all involved in decision making. I can't tell you if they are on equal terms or what because nobody seems to actually know. But they are all involved.

If we remember that recently there were articles about how FOM wants 6 sprint races next year and that the teams agreed and that the FIA said no. They said no because of money but they still said no.

So yes the teams have a say and the GDPA also matters but all of it is pretty complicated and I assume that unless all of the teams and drivers are on the same page they have the least influence.

I honestly assume that his proposal to have only one practice session and everything else awarding points to be like a tactical thing. So he proposes something slightly insane to get everyone to then agree to the compromise which would be like a sprint race every weekend or something like that.

#F1 #formula 1 #me as an engineering nerd I like that there are the practice sessions and that we can see the teams trying things #and that they have time to get things right #upgrades alone with only one practice session would suck arse #because if it's a big upgrade it takes time to get things right #and I really like that side of the sport #sorry for the rant in the tags