In the round-up: Max Verstappen believes next year’s Formula 1 calendar has too many rounds
In brief
A 24 race calendar “too much” – Verstappen
World champion Max Verstappen believes that there are too many rounds on the calendar for 2024.
The 2024 season be the longest in history with 24 rounds – something Verstappen describes as “enough”.
“I have always said 24 race weekends is too much,” Verstappen told Formule1.nl. “It’s not just the races either – everything around the races makes it difficult. All the marketing activities, the days in the simulator, and the personal sponsorship obligations. I don’t really have days to myself anymore.”
Correa switches to DAMS
Juan Manual Correa will continue in Formula 2 for 2024 after switching from Van Amersfoort to DAMS.
In 2023, the 24-year-old raced in his first full season in the second tier championship since suffering major injuries in the crash that claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert at Spa in 2019. Correa was ranked 19th in the drivers’ championship with 13 points at the end of the season with a best finish of fourth in the sprint races at the Red Bull Ring and Zandvoort.
Correa moves to DAMS for the 2024 season, joining fellow American driver Jak Crawford.
Ramos joins Trident for F3 debut
The Trident team have announced that Formula Regional European Championship racer Santiago Ramos will compete for them in Formula 3 next season.
The 19-year-old took 11th place in the FREC series this season with a single podium finish. He also tested with the Trident team at Jerez, Barcelona and Imola prior to signing a race deal for 2024.
Alonso driver Koolen steps into Indy Nxt
Niels Koolen will move to Indy Nxt for the 2024 season to race with the HMD Motorsports team.
Koolen, managed by Fernando Alonso’s A14 management company, competed in his first full season in single-seaters this year. Although he raced full campaigns in the FREC and the Formula Regional Middle East championships, Koolen failed to score a point in either series.
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