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Vowles backs move to two-day F1 weekends

Sep.26 Williams boss James Vowles says Formula 1 should scrap Fridays and adopt a two-day format. With Liberty Media contemplating doubling the current sprint race allocation from 6 to 12 weekends in 2027, it is also being proposed to consider reverse grids and shorter Sunday grands prix. Vowles told the Business of Sport podcast that shorter weekends could ease the strain on teams while improving the spectacle. 'I don't think we have too many races, but I would not go above where we are at the moment,' he said. 'We're asking people at home to be there for half a year. Half your weekends are watching Formula 1. 'I think that's about the extreme end of where you can go to,' the Briton...
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