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Ecclestone proposes two-race format
- Updated: November 21, 2016
Formula 1 should look into ditching the current race format in favour of a two shorter races, that’s according to Bernie Ecclestone.
The F1 supremo has been sharing his thoughts on what the sport could do to attract new viewers and keep existing fans glued to their televisions.
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Ecclestone proposed a shake-up of two short 40-minute races separated by a 40-minute break.
He feels that break would allow for driver interviews as well as giving teams time to work on their cars.
“People have a much shorter attention span and a lot of sports are looking at introducing shorter forms of their games,” said the 86-year-old.
“The television audiences went up for Brazil. We had a long race with the heavy rain and a couple of crashes but that meant we …
