Domenicali thought in last week De Telegraaf Loudly about more sprint traces (there are now six per season), reverse grids and elsewhere also stated that making competitions shorter can be an option. In other words: more action and tension in a less time frame.
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Red Bull driver Verstappen cannot really agree with that. “The length of races is fine in my opinion. Sometimes it is an hour and a half, sometimes almost two hours. And yes, some games are very nice and you fall asleep at other games. That is the case in every sport. I am a more traditional person. It is more important that the teams are closer to each other and that you will be better on the track. it is pretty close together. ”
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Verstappen also understands that he cannot be against everything. “And I understand why they do this and want this, because more money is earned. And they want to make an exciting product from Formula 1. I also understand that fans would rather see races than just training, but those training sessions are still very important. It just doesn’t have to be crazy. Sprint traces are crazy enough for me.”
The Dutch driver cannot yet properly estimate what he should expect from this weekend in Monza. A year ago he called his car from then, the RB20, a ‘monster’ after a very difficult weekend. “I would not want to call the car today, because it is not a disaster to drive in this car. It may be clear that we are not as competitive as we want. And sometimes it is a bit more difficult to understand where the problems come from.”