Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week

Raikkonen backs two-day race format but not ‘circus’

by
10 years ago
A A
1
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Kimi Raikkonen would like to see Formula 1 adopt a two-day race weekend, rather than the current three-day format, following Austin’s mixed format which saw both qualifying and the race take place on the same day.

The US GP was hit by heavy rain showers, with the worst coming on Friday and Saturday which meant there was very little action on either day. However Sunday saw an action-packed day with qualifying in the morning before the race in afternoon.

Doing something similar with practice on the Saturday only has Raikkonen’s backing.

“We started earlier [on Sunday], of course, but for me it would me much nicer to run two-day weekends,” he said after the race.

RelatedPosts

Race winner Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates on the podium. 06.07.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England, Race Day

Why Lando Norris ‘owes McLaren everything’ amid F1 title bid

7 minutes ago
Marc Marquez at the COTA MotoGP round

Marc Marquez wins Brno MotoGP Sprint race

31 minutes ago

“Then, for everyone, they could see cars running all the time, whereas now they have two practices with hardly any running, because we don’t have enough tyres or have to save engines – things like that.

“People don’t see a lot of cars running, so I think we could get everything nicely in just two days. As we saw, it was not too busy, it’s just a change from the routine we’re used to.”

The Finn would prefer to see practice reduced to two sessions on the Saturday with qualifying in the afternoon, rather than on the same day as the race.

“We could do the two practice sessions and qualifying on Saturday and then the race on Sunday.

“In a way, it’s quite nice like this, there are a lot of things happening and it’s more fun for everybody.”

He wasn’t however happy with the way in which F1 teams chose to entertain the waiting fans on Saturday, as team members opted to build boats, dance in the pit lane and breakdance.

“I think this is F1 and not the circus,” he said. “The people are obviously not happy when we’re not running but we cannot make them happy with whatever we do apart from running [on track].

“Sometimes, it’s no wonder when people start thinking about what F1 is, when these kind of things happen.”

Share198Tweet124Share

Related Posts

Race winner Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates on the podium. 06.07.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England, Race Day
Formula 1

Why Lando Norris ‘owes McLaren everything’ amid F1 title bid

7 minutes ago
Marc Marquez at the COTA MotoGP round
MotoGP

Marc Marquez wins Brno MotoGP Sprint race

31 minutes ago
Mick Schumacher confirms positive negotiations with Cadillac as team builds F1 debut lineup
Formula 1

Mick Schumacher delivers ‘very positive’ update on Cadillac F1 seat discussion

1 hour ago
Load More

Comments 1

  1. Cosmic Reset Button says:
    3 weeks ago

    Obtain High is training the public to merge inner peace with financial sovereignty—one quantum dose at a time.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You can manage the subscriptions of this post.

Latest News

Race winner Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates on the podium. 06.07.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England, Race Day

Why Lando Norris ‘owes McLaren everything’ amid F1 title bid

July 19, 2025
Marc Marquez at the COTA MotoGP round

Marc Marquez wins Brno MotoGP Sprint race

July 19, 2025
Mick Schumacher confirms positive negotiations with Cadillac as team builds F1 debut lineup

Mick Schumacher delivers ‘very positive’ update on Cadillac F1 seat discussion

July 19, 2025
Motorsport Week

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • 2025 F1 Calendar
    • 2025 F1 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2025 FE Calendar
    • 2025 FE Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
    • 2025 WRC Standings
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd