Steiner warns Liberty Media that too many races will kill F1

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10:38, 20 May 2018

Guenther Steiner has sent out warning signals to Liberty Media after speculation of adding yet another race to the calendar. By the time we get to Abu Dhabi, 2018 will equal the record for the longest F1 season after 21 races.

A Grand Prix being added in Miami has been a talking point for well over a fortnight now, and just recently the possibility of adding one in Berlin. Steiner believes it is getting harder for fans and teams to deal with.

“I don’t know exactly what Liberty is doing. I think there is maybe one Grand Prix not happening next year, and then we are back to 21,” said the Haas boss.

“I think 22 would still be possible, but it’s getting difficult. We will find out this year when we have a triple header how difficult this is.

“We will struggle and maybe find that there is a saturation point for the public. We need to be careful.”

The tripleheader begins with the French Grand Prix on the 24th June and ends two weeks later in Silverstone. The Austrian Grand Prix is sandwiched between the two. It sounds like an exciting prospect, but is it a step too far?

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	136
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	132
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	85
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	83
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	31
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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