News Details

McLaren against ‘artificial randomness' of reversed-grid races

McLaren is firmly against the introduction of reversed-grid races in Formula 1 due to the “artificial randomness” it would set in motion, says its Team Principal Andreas Seidl. F1 explored the possibility of having reverse grid races at certain events in 2020 but the idea was benched after unanimous support among the teams was not received. However, F1’s Managing Director Ross Brawn says the sport is still looking to initiate reverse grid races, perhaps as early as 2021, citing the excitement of AlphaTauri’s victory Monza earlier this month. Seidl believes the sport won’t benefit from the plan, as he would like to see the fastest car and driver qualify at the front on Saturday....
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Why drivers are against ‘manipulating’ F1 with...

If Formula 1 was polling the drivers over whether it should introduce...
5y ago from Crash.net

Why drivers are against ‘manipulating’ F1 with...

If Formula 1 was polling the drivers over whether it should introduce...
5y ago from Crash.net

Formula 1 drivers mostly opposed to idea of...

Most Formula 1 drivers are opposed to the idea of holding reverse-grid...
5y ago from BBC.co.uk

F1 polls fans on qualifying races at four events in...

Formula 1 has launched a fan survey in a bid to gauge interest in...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar introduces safety flaps to prevent airborne...

The NTT IndyCar series has detailed a new addition to cars competing in...

IndyCar updates tire rules for 2026 season

Among a few changes coming for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season, a new...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Watch: Tottenham fans will love what Archie Gray was...

While the 4-1 scoreline in the North London Derby left Tottenham Hotspur...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'As it stands..': Latest on Liverpool move for 100m...

Liverpool have been heavily linked with a move for Yan Diomande in recent...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I don’t like all that' – Scholes slams...

Arsenal may have secured a dominant 4-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday,...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'It’s hard to take that out' - Paul Scholes names...

Paul Scholes has said Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice ‘looks too...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.