Apr.10 (GMM) A season opener in the United States would make more sense for F1's annual calendar.
That is the belief of Norbert Haug, who argues that too many of the sport's core European viewers opt to stay in bed rather than tune-in to the first couple of races in Australia and Malaysia.
If F1 opened its season in America or Brazil, Mercedes' competition chief told the news agency Sport-Informations-Dienst (sid), Europeans would enjoy a prime-time race rather than a television slot in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
"In Germany alone, we would have perhaps 15 million spectators watching instead of just three million, who have to wake up so early," the German said.
Written: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:13:00
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