F1 | Salo on the drivers market: "It will be different compared to 2019"
Salo believes that discussions for 2021 will be postponed to the second part of the season
Interviewed by the MTV media, Mika salo spoke about the path of young people approaching Formula 1, underlining how the emergency linked to the spread of Coronavirus you risk significantly penalizing the arrival of new drivers in F1 in 2021.
According to the former Finnish driver, the limited activity on the track expected for the next few months will lead the teams to postpone discussions with other pilots, a factor that could obviously favor the profiles currently employed in the teams.
“This situation will make young people's path to education more difficult formula 1" said Mika Salo. “To run in the Circus you need points for the super license and in a situation like this it is complicated to collect them, given that no series is taking place."
On the summer transfer market he added: “Contracts need to be in place, but there is no data to go on. The discussions will certainly be moved forward. In any case we will face a different situation compared to last season."
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