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Formula 1 continues its efforts to optimize and rationalize its calendar, notably by recently reorganizing the dates of the Canadian and Monaco Grands Prix in order to limit travel and reduce the effects of time differences.
However, these adjustments remain insufficient in the eyes of many players in the paddock. Indeed, many have criticized the sequence of Grands Prix in Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi.
Toto Wolff, Mercedes team director, underlined the impact of this sequence on the teams.
“I spoke to Helmut [Marko] the other day about Las Vegas“, said the Mercedes team principal. “It was really brutal, because you only see a few hours of light before you go to bed and you don’t know when to eat.”
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“The other day I attended a sponsorship event in Hawaii. I was there for a total of eighteen hours. I flew in from Austin on a seven-hour flight and then flew back to Austin. “
“This all sounds great, but when you're sitting in your hotel and you know you have to go to an event and you can't go to the beach, it suddenly becomes a lot less fun,” continues -he.
“The mechanics travel in economy class and are constantly getting on and off, which is even more difficult for them. You can see on everyone's faces that it is not going to last long like this,” concluded Toto Wolff.
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