“Formulation 1 needs to be the pure form of racing that we watched after we had been younger.”
– Esteban Ocon
In line with the French driver, individuals wish to eat too rapidly, which additionally takes away the build-up from Formulation 1 Grands Prix.
“I believe we live now in a client world the place we would like increasingly reveals, we would like extra races. Once we watch ‘Wednesday’ on Netflix we do not wish to wait 10 days for the second a part of the season.
“However when it is finished then we actually rapidly neglect issues and we go on the following one, as a result of we now have a lot content material to look at and it is the identical factor for sports activities. It is the identical factor for something now as a result of we now have the selection, we now have plenty of leisure.”
Esteban Ocon in motion on the 2025 Azerbaijan GP – Photograph: Race Footage
“I keep in mind once I was younger and I used to be ready a lot for the following race, and it was really fairly lengthy to attend. It was the large spotlight of my week when [on] Sunday, [it] was [time for] the Grand Prix, lastly.
“You needed to watch qualifying, you had the build-up to it, and you then watch the Grand Prix, it was the large spotlight.
“Now we already race virtually each week. And to have a dash on prime, sure, it is much more content material, for positive it’ll have extra views as a result of we’re racing on Saturday. I consider it is in all probability a bit an excessive amount of.
“I do not thoughts racing extra. I’ll all the time be blissful to race extra, however I form of favor to have that expectation constructing as much as the Grand Prix and having fun with what you are watching.”
Ocon additionally towards reverse grids
Even supposing such rule change would presently assist Haas, the Frenchman wouldn’t help having reverse grids within the competitors.
“I believe that is fairly synthetic to be truthful. Formulation 1 needs to be the pure form of racing that we watched after we had been younger, be the quickest that wins and the strongest workforce that wins.
“Having a reverse grid, sure, once more it is extra present, however it could be synthetic. It’s going to carry alternatives for us that we’re not the quickest on the dash race possibly, however on the correct Grand Prix I believe everybody will return to what tempo they’ve.”
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