Should F1 free practice be reduced?
Several F1 drivers have suggested that the amount of free practice time during a Grand Prix weekend could be reduced.
In addition to Qualifying and the Grand Prix itself, a typical F1 race weekend also features three one-hour practice sessions, allowing drivers and teams to fine-tune their cars and run through different simulation programmes ahead of the competitive action.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali created a stir last month by suggesting that he would prefer to eliminate all free practice sessions from a Grand Prix.
Though he later clarified his comments and ruled out scrapping free practice entirely, the Italian said it would be wrong not to consider ways of changing the race weekend format in order to continue to engage the sport's growing audience.
Asked about possible alterations to the running order, several drivers told media, including TheFOXposts.Com , that the amount of practice time during a weekend could be reduced. Viewed by others: ...