Avant a record-breaking 24-race season, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have both advised the chiefs of Formula 1 to prioritize “quality over quantity”.
La campagne 2024 commence ce samedi au Bahrain Grand Prix, avec plus d’activité à l’horizon que jamais. Toutefois, les conséquences de l’organisation de si nombreux événements suscitent des inquiétudes, allant de la préservation de l’environnement à la fatigue mentale et physique pour les conducteurs, les équipes, les pit crews, la presse et les employés.
Before the Chinese Grand Prix, which hadn’t taken place since before the Covid-19 pandemic, 24 races were scheduled last year. Hamilton, le pilote de Mercedes, a suggéré lors de la journée des médias de Bahreïn ce mardi que la limite des courses de F1 pourrait être “peut-être encore dépassée”.
“We just have to be conscious of quality vs quantity, and we also have to think about the impact that we have on the world,” the Brit added. “The more races that we put [on], this whole circus travelling everywhere [and creating emissions]. Sustainability should be at the heart of the decisions that they’re making moving forwards.”
Later in the afternoon, three-time world champion Verstappen – never one to hide his true feelings – put his rivalry with Hamilton aside and declared: “I feel already that we’re way over the limit of races. I know I’m of course still very young but I also know that I’m not doing this for another 10 years, doing 24 races [per year].
“Like also Lewis said, I think it’s about the quality over quantity that we have to look at as well. From my side, I know, and I’ve said it before: this is not sustainable.
