F1 logistics lacking logic?

The difficulties in transporting the teams' freight between Mexico and Brazil were a reminder of the extent to which logistics in F1 can sometimes be a puzzle and a miracle. By doing more and more races, the sport risks one day finding itself in the water. The jug goes into water so much that in the end it breaks.

Published on 16/11/2021 à 14:00

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The hive of the paddock, which usually buzzes with activity on Grand Prix Wednesdays, is strangely calm on this vigil of arms in São Paulo. The garages are about to be assembled, but essential parts are missing for a successful weekend of Formula 1 : here the engines, there the equipment to complete the assembly of the single-seaters. Liberty Media, the sport's commercial rights holder, is optimistic by saying the cargo will arrive at the Brazilian circuit on Thursday afternoon. “ We think there will be no impact on the rest of the weekend », Tells us a spokesperson for the discipline. Behind the reassuring speeches, however, we sense a certain excitement emerging in the stables in the face of this technical unemployment. Will the missing material arrive in time to roll sells