Dennis and Fry support calendar expansion
McLaren team boss Ron Dennis and Honda boss Nick Fry welcome the plans to expand the Formula One calendar to 20 races a year. Still they believe that this should be a maximum number of Grands Prix allowed. The 2008 season counts 18 races.
Ron Dennis said: "I welcome this expansion, and heartily commend Bernie Ecclestone for spearheading it. But I have two provisos: firstly, that the season never expands to more than 20 grands prix, which I regard as a natural logistical limit and, secondly, that we preserve a closed season over the winter.
"The closed season is essential not only for logistical reasons but also in order to stir up a sense of anticipation in the hearts and minds of F1 fans."
Nick Fry also supports the plans of expanding the calendar as he declared: "I think 20 grands prix is about right. The balance of traditional circuits in Europe and circuits in new continents is vital.
"Formula One needs to go where the commercial market is and that market is moving from Europe and North America to the Middle East and Asia."
