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By darwin dali
#62407
Theissen, however, thinks 20 races is the absolute limit, providing in-season testing is further reduced.

The German has always thought real free testing at the Grand Prix venues, prior to the official weekend schedule, is a good compromise, rather than simply the recent increase to three hours of Friday practice.

"I think it would make sense, because we have all the material with us anyway," said Theissen, proposing that Fridays became all-day free test sessions.

But while F1 fans hungry for more action at Grand Prix weekends would be unlikely to complain, Theissen admits his proposal would also "have consequences" for support events like GP2.

"In my opinion 20 races is the limit -- provided the testing is reduced considerably," he said.


As always, MT shows some good thinking.
#62437
It sounds like a good idea, and what's more important is that Theissen has considered the disadvantages as well as the advantages.
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By przemo
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Maybe they could just further increase the time limit for friday practice. A whole day is plenty of time. They could easily fit both F1 and GP2 into the schedule, with F1 having considerably more time for testing.

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