Formula 1 | The teams against the absurd hours of Las Vegas

Il Las Vegas Grand Prix, at the end of the fair, gave us a good race, thanks to a new layout which favored some good battles. However, the weekend in Nevada had started very badly due to the issue of the manhole cover, which in the first free practice session destroyed the Ferrari di Sainz and forced the organizers to postpone free practice 2 to 2:30 in the morning to finish at 4:00 (an extra half hour was given). In the following days, despite the slightly more flexible schedules (not so much, the qualifications started at midnight, ed.) according to some, it is clear how the bandwagon of formula 1, also a "victim" of jet lag which was significant for most, arrived at the end of the weekend exhausted.

All this to benefit the European public, according to what they say, but let's face it clearly, the true enthusiast, at least the old school one, gets up even at 3 in the morning to follow a session or a Grand Prix. The problem perhaps falls on the "new fans", more attracted by Netflix and various Americana than by the technical aspect, in short, those who Liberty Medium he is trying to gain loyalty by not caring much about the free practice sessions in order to put on a fictitious show. The team principal of the company spoke on the main issue Red Bull, Christian Horner, who asks for a change for the next editions.

“There are so many lessons to learn – English admitted. One of them is the schedule, because it was brutal for the entire team and for all the men and women who work behind the scenes. We all left Las Vegas very tired, it was an absurd weekend from this point of view, especially for those who don't appear in front of the cameras but work incessantly. I therefore believe that we need to improve this aspect for the next few times."

To make you understand: when the race ends and you are watching the podium ceremony, the Formula 1 paddock is already in full motion, because the team mechanics have already put on the reflective t-shirts, accessed the various trucks and forklifts and started dismantling everything. A job that requires hours and hours, after an intense weekend. Imagine doing it in the middle of the night, in America and quickly moving to Abu Dhabi, 13.176 km away, for one of the most absurd back to backs that could be invented. We should give more credit to those who work tirelessly to race in Formula 1, and give less importance to trivial things, but it seems to be quite the opposite for a few years now.