(ANSA) – ROME, OCTOBER 16 – In the aftermath of the formalization of the calendar of the 2022 Formula 1 season, which provides for the record number of 23 Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel criticizes the increase in the number of races. “This is just my opinion and it is worth nothing, but I think we shouldn’t have so many races for a variety of reasons,” said the Aston Martin driver. “The first is that offering the public such a large number of Grand Prixs ends up making them a little less special, less expected,” explained the four-time world champion in an interview released by Motorsport.com. The other issue concerns the stress to which the staff would be subjected: “After all, we riders are privileged, we arrive on Wednesday and often go home on Sunday but the bulk of the team personnel arrive on the track on Monday morning, having to set up the pits. , assembling the hospitality, preparing the single-seaters and many other jobs “. So “once the tender is over, the work of packing all the material that has to be brought back to the offices begins, so for a lot of staff it becomes almost an activity seven days a week, and you really don’t have time for yourself”. According to the former Ferrari driver, “at a time when people are becoming aware that life is their own, and does not belong to the employer, we are moving forward by inserting more and more races on the calendar. Obviously there are many interests, but I believe that it is necessary to ensure that people can have a balance between their life at home and the time spent outside “. For this reason “a balanced number of races would also help to keep alive the passion of those who work in this context, avoiding that after a few seasons there are those who are forced to give up everything, something that we see not so rarely”. (HANDLE).
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