As an aussie this is great news 1 am finishes ( or later if there was a red flag) certainly made my Monday mornings a lot harder.
F1 set to revert to earlier start times in 2021 [merged]
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Peat
, Jan 06 2021 08:57
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#52
noikeee
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Posted 06 January 2021 - 23:02
Suits me better this way (that they're going back to)
More time to go to the beach afterwards during the summer races.
More time to go to the beach afterwards during the summer races.
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Posted 06 January 2021 - 23:08
I don't like this. This means I can't have a quiet lunch with my family.
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Beri
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Posted 06 January 2021 - 23:18
I don't like this. This means I can't have a quiet lunch with my family.
Who wants that..?
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Posted 06 January 2021 - 23:20
Reading the article, it seems that losing the 10 minutes is much more certain than changing the hour.
"Formula 1 plans to reinstate the practice of starting races on the hour this year, RaceFans has learned."
"In a further change which will also be discussed, Formula 1 may also bring the start times for European races forward by an hour. Most European races began at 3:10pm local time last year; this year’s races could therefore start at 2pm instead."
Don't get too excited just yet.
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Posted 06 January 2021 - 23:28
Thank heavens. I never got used to it, and - as much as I love F1 - I was fed up of letting it take up my whole Sunday afternoon. I am less like to have to record races now.
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Posted 07 January 2021 - 08:52
You don’t have beaches, you have seasides with small stones. 😉Suits me better this way (that they're going back to)
More time to go to the beach afterwards during the summer races.
I’m stirring!
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Posted 07 January 2021 - 10:37
I was struggling with the 11:10 pm starts in Aus so I'm very happy about this.
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Posted 07 January 2021 - 11:22
Reading the article, it seems that losing the 10 minutes is much more certain than changing the hour.
"Formula 1 plans to reinstate the practice of starting races on the hour this year, RaceFans has learned."
"In a further change which will also be discussed, Formula 1 may also bring the start times for European races forward by an hour. Most European races began at 3:10pm local time last year; this year’s races could therefore start at 2pm instead."
Don't get too excited just yet.
With more races back-to-back, finishing earlier means the teamsters can be on their way sooner too. And if you are at a track, you'll be in time from the track to grab a nice dinner somewhere off track. It is threatening to make too much sense for F1.
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Posted 07 January 2021 - 13:52
The 2310 starts here in Melbourne were a nightmare. Wouldn't get to bed before 0100-0130, waking up at 0600 Monday morning to go to work was painful.
The extra hour and ten makes it manageable.
The extra hour and ten makes it manageable.
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Posted 07 January 2021 - 13:55
Great news! I much preferred the earlier start time. This leaves more of the day free for other things. 
I can't wait for F1 to re-start. Bring it on! 
