Within the round-up: Alpine driver Pierre Gasly doesn’t consider that Method 1’s dash race format has but confirmed itself as a spectacle.
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Dash races ‘haven’t proved their price to me as a spectacle’ – Gasly
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly doesn’t consider that Method 1’s dash race format has but confirmed itself as a spectacle.
The format has featured at three rounds for each of the final two yr and can be expanded to 6 rounds this season. Gasly says he prefers the normal race weekend format of qualifying on Saturday adopted by a single race on Sunday.
“Personally I actually like the traditional format with the qualifying on Saturday after which one grand prix on Sunday,” Gasly stated.
“Dash races – I see the positives financially for the organisation. When it comes to spectacle, it nonetheless hasn’t proved to me that it’s price having increasingly more races. So in my view, the traditional format is best.
F2, F3 to ship race gas to Melbourne three months prematurely
Method 2 and FIA Method 3 will ship their race fuels to Melbourne three months prematurely of the collection’ first races on the Albert Park circuit.
Requested concerning the logistics of travelling to Australia, collection CEO Bruno Michel stated that some sources needed to be despatched out properly prematurely of the occasion in early April.
“It’s difficult, however we actually get pleasure from to try this,” stated Michel. “Particularly as a result of it’s at first of the season, it’s going to be proper after Bahrain. So there are a number of issues that must be organised prematurely.
“We have to, as an illustration, ship the gas very, very early prematurely as a result of we knew it takes three months to get there and we’re not going to fly it. So sure, it makes issues a bit bit extra difficult. When it comes to value, it’s not going to alter something for the groups as a result of we pays for the freight as a result of the promoter is giving us the cash to pay for that. In order that’s completely wonderful.”
Quotes: Hazel Southwell
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Watch: Logan’s 2023 F1 seat match (Williams)
“As our preparations for the 2023 Method 1 season proceed, our new driver Logan Sargeant lately accomplished his all-important seat match at Grove.”
Welcome, Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
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Coulthard backs Ferrari title bid and places 2022 woes all the way down to being ‘not match match’ (Mirror)
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The Method 4 title battles you might need missed in 2022 (Method Scout)
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— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) December 31, 2022
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Pleased new yr, crew! pic.twitter.com/04zCoyjV9T
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) January 1, 2023
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