Haas keen to avoid future triple headers

So, F1 fans, did you enjoy three races in three weeks? Because I’m not sure we’ll see another one, given the criticism it has received from some teams. Haas’ Gunther Steiner is the latest man to question the practicality and challenges that a triple header presents.

Haas picked up 32 points during the triple header, more than half of their 2018 total, so Steiner has to be happy with the points picked up.

His issue is with the challenges caused for the teams and the TV ratings. Steiner argues that three races in succession can see fans get bored of watching so many races, which may mean ratings are down for the third race.

The Haas boss said: “We should try to avoid this. It’s not only that the teams are challenged with it but we need to also see what the fans see of it, if there is not a saturation factor coming in where nobody is watching a third race in a row every Sunday, you are just getting over-raced basically.

Steiner also spoke about the strain on the team crew to go three races on the bounce. F1 takes a huge amount of setting up at the start of the week, followed by a busy weekend and then all the packing up after the race.

He said: “It’s the intensity to keep on going. Sometimes people want to go home and see their family, if you have a family and if you are 30-years-old and you have children you want to see them sometimes and if you keep on working and working.