Jenson Button says the proposed calendar for the 2016 season is too intensive. Whilst he believes the drivers would easily cope, it is unfair on the teams’ engineers.
“It’s easy for drivers, but it’s very different for the teams”, Button, 35, told Autosport.
“These guys spend so much time away from home, and it’s very difficult not only for their relationships but also their families.”
The calendar currently organises five races in six weeks after the summer break beginning with Belgium and Italy on consecutive weekends, followed by a break for one week and then a triple-header in the Far East (Singapore, Japan, Malaysia).
“With all the travel, the packing up and unpacking for those races it would be very tough.”
The 2009 World Champion also suggests that the schedule should have Singapore and Malaysia next to each other since they are just 300 kilometres apart.
“If you have a good race in Singapore here then people would get excited and go to Malaysia. It would work quite well.”
