F1 should try Hamilton's 'super weekend' right now
Lewis Hamilton has been one of the biggest backers of Formula 1 experimenting with its formats. A rare agreement between teams in 2016 should give F1's bosses all they need to consider changes like its biggest star suggests
Formula 1 never seems content in its present form. It's always talking about how it can be better in the future, while it also loves to reflect on how great elements were in the past.
The progression of time does little to change this mindset, only that history shifts some of the 'boring' present events and elevates them to iconic status as the years roll by.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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