Schumacher plays down ‘reverse’ race idea

The person who proposed running races backwards is doing their morning stretching exercises

(GMM) Ralf Schumacher has played down the possibility that F1 could fill in the gaps in a cobbled-together 2020 calendar with 'reverse' races.

Charles Leclerc said last week that he likes the idea of heading to a circuit and racing on it several times – including in the opposite direction to normal.

But former F1 driver Schumacher said that will almost certainly not be possible.

"The circuits are all designed with the run-off zones based on a certain speed of the corners," he told Sky Germany.

"You can't just do it the other way around because for many sections it wouldn't work – including the pit entrances," Schumacher added.

"But it's a funny idea that you can do online."