Horner backs region-inspired calendar approach

Christian Horner has said it “makes sense” to group races together based on their location in an effort to cut costs.

If you were to plot the distance from race to race this season, excluding trips back to the teams’ various bases, then after just seven grands prix, the teams have already racked up more than 28,000 miles in travel.

Not only does this have a huge affect on the environment but also on the teams’ budgets and in an attempt to offset this, the team bosses reportedly met with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend to unveil a plan that would alter the schedule.

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The proposal would see races grouped together meaning the likes of the Canadian and Miami Grand Prix would be run in close proximity to each other. Currently, Miami was a flyaway race sandwiched between Imola and Barcelona.

Later in the season, the teams will travel from Azerbaijan to Canada and then back to Silverstone.

The team bosses are reportedly on board with this idea which would come into affect for the 2023 season and Red Bull boss Horner said he thinks it’s the logical thing to do.

“If you look at the calendar it makes sense