Formula 1 can be tedious at times and the upcoming season will only increase the workload on everyone involved.
A summer break is already present in Formula 1 taking into account the long and tiring seasons. All factories are shut down during the period. This ensures that every team and its staff get well-deserved time off.
Further, the sport is going to witness its longest season ever in 2023 with record-breaking 24 races.
Now, however, another break period is also recommended. Formula One’s Sporting Advisory Committee is believed to be discussing another break period during the winters after the end of the season.
The rules of the winter break are expected to be similar to summer break. It is most likely to commence around the Christmas and New year weeks.
However, the talks are yet to reach the advanced stage and it is believed that not all the teams have agreed on it yet.
Mercedes Formula 1 Team boss Toto Wolff has provided some insight into the development of this proposal. He is optimistic and welcoming to the new change and hopes every team agrees on it.
“There are many of us team principals that would like to replicate what we have in the summer, at least starting at Christmas and going into the new year for two weeks.”
Wolff added:
“Obviously that’s still up for discussion. But there was a positive indication for the well-being of the people.”
The new “winter” break could very well be the answer to the negative impacts of a very long F1 season. The 24-race calendar can become boring for not only the drivers but for the team as a whole.
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