In their grand plan for the sport from 2021, F1 bosses are looking at all aspects of the sport that in their opinion would benefit from change. One of the more radical proposals to be put to the teams is moving scrutineering from Thursday to Friday morning. Ostensibly, this is in a bid to shorten race weekends from the current four days to three. However, with scrutineering taking place on Friday morning, the plan is to hold FP1 and FP2 in the afternoon, with parc ferme conditions coming into effect before the cars have even hit the track. As a result, this would mean that no significant changes could be made to the cars from the time they arrive at the track, a move in the wrong direction...
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