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F1 president Stefano Domenicali is open to shortening races, in a bid to keep the attention of the sport’s younger audience.
Fernando Alonso has proposed to F1 president Stefano Domenicali to bring back refuelling as a way to make the races more exciting. This reintroduction of refuelling was last seen in Formula 1 in 2009, and Alonso has expressed his desire for its return on multiple occasions. The discussion about refuelling resurfaced during the Italian Grand Prix, following Domenicali’s openness to the idea of shortening F1 races. Domenicali has also shown interest in experimenting with reverse races, more sprint races, and shorter grands prix due to the belief that the younger audience now has a shorter attention span. However, Alonso is apprehensive about the idea of shorter races potentially making overtaking more challenging. In envisioning a shorter F1 race, Alonso highlighted the importance of strategy and the freedom it allows in longer races, emphasizing the difficulty of making significant moves in races that are too short.
