Reform madness is “bullshit”

Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel described the idea of reversing the starting grid (reverse grid) as “bullshit” on Saturday after qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix (Sunday, 14.10:XNUMX p.m. CEST). World champion Lewis Hamilton agreed with the Heppenheimer.

“If people want to see better sport, then we have to ensure that the performance density in the field is increased,” Vettel continued. The principle of the reverse grid is already used in junior racing series such as Formula 2, where the best-placed 8 drivers in the main race start in reverse order in the subsequent sprint race. This leads to a mix of the winners' list; Mick Schumacher also celebrated his first victory in the Formula 1 substructure in Budapest in August with the support of the Reverse Grid.

Models such as a qualifying race instead of qualifying have also been discussed for some time. Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff spoke out clearly against such a format on Saturday. “We don’t want to be uncooperative, but we have strong existing formats with qualifying and racing. You should be very careful with experiments.”

Formula 1 is facing a major turning point: the existing basic contract will expire at the end of the 2020 season. The period after that has been discussed for years in regular meetings, among others between the Formula 1 management and the teams. These discussions also include changes to the technical regulations and budget caps.

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Reform madness is “bullshit”

Formula 1 is supposed to become more exciting, but some of the most prominent figures in the premier motorsport class are warning against too drastic changes.

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