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George Russell believes F1’s continued expansion of its calendar is ‘unsustainable’.
The F1 2024 season will consist of a record-breaking 24 races, starting in Bahrain on February 29. Many criticized the timing of the 2023 season, with the Las Vegas Grand Prix taking place just one week before the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi, leading to fatigue and health issues for drivers and teams due to the major time zone difference. In 2024, China and Imola will be reintroduced to the calendar, and there will be six sprint events, making a total of 30 “races” in the season. George Russell believes changes need to be made to the calendar in terms of geography to make it easier for teams to cope with the constant time zone shifts and physical toll of traveling. There are discussions about regulating personnel so they don’t have to attend every single race, as it is not sustainable for the approximately 4,000 people involved in F1.
