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Prost: Increasing number of races in F1 is not stupid

Article To news overview © Alpine Alain Prost says it's "not stupid" for Formula 1 to increase the number of events due to a lack of major sponsors. The current F1 season is set to feature a record-breaking 22 races, with 23 expected on the 2022 F1 calendar. F1 owner Liberty Media have previously outlined a target of 25 races per year, which many teams have been against due to the stress it puts on everyone involved in the sport. "I think the reason of having more races is obviously to get more money because we lost some big sponsors," said Prost on his podcast Prost In The Paddock. "When I was there, we had the cigarettes, we had alcohol at the beginning and we...
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