Frederic Vasseur believes and supports F1's idea of having more and more Grands Prix on the calendar. The 2024 season, which will officially open its doors with the Bahrain GP on March 2, will be the longest ever, with well 24 races. A number which, for the majority of professionals (including pilots), is considered exaggerated. Whoever isn't on the same page is the team principal of Ferrari Vasseur who, analyzing the long year of Formula 1, has already found the option to guarantee greater freshness to all team personnel"We need to have the best approach for the mechanics, because they are also part of the performance, they are part of the reliability. It wasn't a coincidence that they were there more pit stop errors in Abu Dhabi than in other races. I think everyone was exhausted".
“You need to have a rotation of mechanics”
"This means that we have to think, perhaps, about have a rotation in terms of mechanics, or to keep some mechanics doing the races and to have another group of mechanics at home, to take care of the cars when they return to the factory. I think we have space to do something, we have room to handle it in a better way".
Vasseur: “Is the F1 calendar long? We have to ride the wave."
Since Liberty's arrival, the number of races has only increased. For pilots it would be necessary to reduce it, while Vasseur supports F1's choice to have such a long calendar, highlighting the big step forward made by the arrival of Liberty Media. A great moment, the one that Formula 1 is currently experiencing and in which one cannot fail to invest: "We must keep in mind – explains Vasseur – that a couple of years ago agowe struggled to find tracks and events. Today we have many proposals, we have the opportunity to be able to do 24 events and also to probably be a little selective about the choice. Certainly – he continued – we have to work on the calendar".
"This year, for example, we will have the first part of the season in the Far East with Melbourne, Japan and China in succession, so we will allow some mechanics and drivers to stay in this part of the world sometimes, it will be useful. Then we have to manage the team well, let them rest a bit', but nI don't think we need to reduce the number of events” concluded the team principal.
