Formula 1 wants Grand Prix start times an hour and ten minutes earlier in 2021
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- GPblog.com
Formula 1 racing has started ten minutes after the hour in recent years in order to provide fans with a preview. However, F1 has now reviewed this and wants to turn it back to the old times.
In the past, a Formula 1 race was always held within an hour. Of course, depending on the location and time zone, the time it was on TV differs locally. Liberty Media changed this because they thought they could take advantage of the extra ten minutes.
Time for Formula 1 adjusted
However, Racefans.net has now learned that the Formula 1 leadership wants to move away from these ten minutes and go back to starting on the hour. This would still have to be discussed with the F1 teams, but no major obstacle is expected there. In addition to the ten minutes, the time is going to change even more.
According to the outlet, F1 also wants to bring the time forward by another hour, which means that the races that usually start at three o'clock in Europe will now start at two o'clock local time. With this, there are some changes to Formula 1, after it became clear that the first and second free practice sessions in 2021 will only last one hour.