Brown calls for F1 to start rotating races

McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes a selection of Formula 1 races should appear on a rotating basis, to reach more markets without adding to the calendar.

The number of races in the sport has come under increasing scrutiny, with a record 23-race calendar in the works for 2022 and, with the addition of Las Vegas from next season, there are rumours that the calendar could expand even further.

The health and wellbeing of travelling staff working in Formula 1 has been highlighted as a key reason to not keep adding races to the calendar, with almost half of their time being spent away from home in a year and long hours to work to boot.

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali firmly believes the sport would be able to fill a 30-race calendar, such is the interest in hosting a grand prix these days, but Brown joined the list of people to call for a sensible cap on events each year – and offered his solution as to how the calendar could work moving forward.

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“If you could wave a magic wand I’d like to see something like 21 or 22 races,” Brown said in an interview with Reuters.

“Seventeen or 18 as