Red Bull boss OK with trimming Friday practice from F1 race weekends

Add Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to the list of those in Formula 1 now receptive to the elimination of Friday practice sessions.

After the manhole cover incident in Baku, Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat said the Grand Prix still progressed smoothly with limited practice. "Maybe we should just practice on Saturday morning."

Supporting that idea is Christian Horner, who said a rethink of the race weekend format will be necessary if Liberty Media wants to expand the schedule beyond 21 races.

"If we extend the championship, we have to condense the program," he said. "We saw in Baku that it can work well with just one session. That way, the people and the parts could be brought to the track a little later.

"One session per race weekend should be enough," said the Red Bull boss.

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