Formula E’s chief executive says he does not watch an entire Formula 1 race, describing how he leaves during the middle before returning for the finish. He made the comments in a recent interview, published in a RaceFans report on Oct. 7, 2026.

“I think the next generation of motorsport fans doesn’t have the attention span to watch for 90 minutes,” he said. “I won’t stick around and watch the whole race. I watch the start of it, I go missing for the middle of it and I come back and watch at the end.”

Formula 1 cited younger viewers’ attention spans among its reasons for introducing shorter sprint races as an alternative to grands prix in 2021. The report connects the executive’s remarks to that argument about long-format viewing.

The RaceFans item appeared under its “Briefs” label. It was written by Keith Collantine and dated Oct. 7, 2026, at 16:38, with an update time of 17:03.

Collantine founded RaceFans in 2005, when the site was called F1 Fanatic. He had previously worked as a motoring journalist and began running the site full-time in 2010, fulfilling a long-held ambition to devote his full attention to motor racing.

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Based on reporting by RaceFans.