Could a future Formula 1 calendar include 25 races? One of the most intriguing aspects of the recent takeover of F1 is how its new owners, Liberty Media, will look to grow the sport. Heath Miller Youth Jersey .An early suggestion is that an expansion of the calendar could form a key part of their plans, with what already stands as a record 21-race schedule eventually increasing to 25 grands prix per year. Could it work? And what, if anything, would have to change?. With the help of Sky Sports F1s David Croft and Anthony Davidson, we look at the pros and cons of the debate... Are 25 races a season feasible?F1s calendar has expanded in small increments throughout the sports history. What was a seven-race schedule in 1950 became a 21-race list for the first time this year, with the same number of record races provisionally scheduled again for 2017. History therefore suggests the sport is unlikely to have already hit a glass ceiling.But could the addition of another four rounds be easily accommodated under teams current structures? Sky F1 commentator David Croft isnt convinced.F1 in 2017: The provisional scheduleI dont think it is feasible at the moment, he said. Without increasing staff and finding ways that every member of the team who is currently doing every race can actually have time off, I dont see how you keep up the level of intensity you need in Formula 1 if youre adding another month to your year working away from home, flat out. Where is the release for people, the time with their families, and the work-life balance?And wheres this extra month coming from? Lets not forget, the teams are equally busy in the winter at the factories getting ready for the next season.Since 2008, the F1 season has run from March to November. But whereas in 2008 there were 18 races in a 34-week period, this year that stands at 21 events in 37 weeks. More than half the races are now outside Europe too.But Davidson reckons: I dont see why it cant be done. If its there on the table, someones going to do it.If you were playing devils advocate, you could say those you couldnt do it could move on, and it would give opportunities to the younger generation. The Formula 1 Gossip column All the latest gossip and speculation in the paddock Could the teams workforces cope?McLaren chief Eric Boullier argued last week we are at the limit already and that if the calendar did increase again we would have to have a rotating system with staff people.Croft suspects you can do more races if youre a Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, but can you do it if youre a Force India or a Sauber where they havent got the money to bring people in?However, one significant sweetener could be the creation of extra income that more races would generate.If you have more races theres the chance you can earn more money out of it, and everyone wants to do that, said Davidson. If under a new structure and one which gives more freedom to have more money to go back into the sport, I reckon more people would like to do more races. Would the race weekend schedule have to change?Changes to F1s long-established three-day race weekend have long been mooted, with the Strategy Group announcing in summer 2015 they had discussed several exciting and innovative changes to the qualifying and race weekend formats for this season. In the end, the ill-fated knockout qualifying format was the only revision which arrived for 2016 and that proved universally unpopular and was abolished after two races.Even before his calls to revamp the Thursday press conference format after the Snapchat controversy of Suzuka, Lewis Hamilton said last year he thought a change of structure for the race weekend would 1000 per cent improve the sport.Its been the same Thursday, Friday, Saturday pretty much and Sunday for the whole nine years that Ive been here, the world champion said at the 2015 Russian GP.Croft believes that any expansion to 25 races would be the right time for the sports powerbrokers to evolve the racing format.If we had 25 races Id like to see a rethink on the way we go racing in this sport, says Croft. Id like to see a different structure to the weekend to go hand-in-hand with it.We accept the way this is how the weekend is structured, but why cant we structure it slightly differently? Keep the grand prix format on the Sunday, but do we need two practice sessions on a Friday when teams have great CFD and computing models? What about two races each weekend?Davidson added: When you see how Formula E works, its all in one day. Bish, bash, bosh, then theyre out of there.However, there are potential drawbacks to shorter race weekends for existing circuits.It depends on the pricing structure, explains Croft. For example, Silverstone would struggle if it was a two-day weekend because they need that Friday, under this structure, to bring people in to make money and afford the grand prix. They are not alone in that respect, but there are probably other venues that could cope with it as their race is funded by a government or someone else. Can there ever be too many races?As one F1 stalwart, Manors Dave Ryan, put it in Sepang when asked if the F1 calendar had reached a natural limit: I go back to the days when we had 14 races and that was too many so...Putting aside the inevitable logistical challenges of an ever-increasing schedule, does F1 first need to have a quality versus quantity debate before pursuing any further expansion plans?I know there are fans out there who would love to see 25 races and, to be honest, if every race is really exciting Id love to see 25 races too, said Croft. But not every race is really exciting, so would you devalue it if there are more and more races and theyre not absolute thrillers?A case study has to be looked at: will more races equal a greater audience? Look at the NFL model. Sixteen matches in a season - that has stayed the same for a long, long time. Less is more in that sport, is that the same with Formula 1?Davidson adds: NASCAR is one of the the most successful motor racing categories in the world, despite being very insular because it only races in America, but its highly successful and they race pretty much every single weekend.Like F1s future calendar, this debate might run and run... Also See: 2016s remaining schedule and TV times The Formula 1 Gossip column Whens the Japanese GP on Sky F1? Get a NOW TV for Sky Sports Greg Lloyd Youth Jersey . And yet as they left TD Garden amid the slush and snow of a winter storm on Thursday evening, there was a sense among the Leafs that they had finally stood toe to toe with their long-time bully, only to fall just short. Joe Greene Steelers Jersey . On paper, it looks a little like Andre the Giant taking on a midget wrestler. It has all the makings of a rout with the Americans adding an eighth win in nine outings of this biennial event. 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There hadnt been this many trades at a winter meetings since 2006.People are motivated, Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said.With major league revenues in the $9 billion range, increased sharing and changes to rules for the amateur draft, more clubs have money to spend and large-market teams are more constrained.The four organizations chasing San Francisco in the NL West all changed their top baseball front-office official since last years gathering: Tony La Russa took over at the Diamondbacks, Andrew Friedman with the Dodgers, A. J. Preller with the Padres and Jeff Bridich with the Rockies. Matt Silverman replaced Friedman with the Rays.People have been very, very aggressive, Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski said. Action starts more quickly, so when you get here I think youre prepared to move. Secondly, a lot of free agents started to sign. I think a lot of clubs were open-minded. Theres been some change of regimes that have also contributed to that.A $155 million, six-year agreement between left-hander Jon Lester and the Cubs late Tuesday night seemed to break a market logjam.In deals announced just before midnight Wednesday, the Dodgers acquired Kendrick from the Angels to play second and worked to obtain Rollins from Philadelphia in a remake of their middle infield. They dealt Gordon, Haren — who is mulling retirement — infielder Miguel Rojas and a player to be named or cash to the Marlins as part of a seven-player trade for left-hander Andrew Heaney, right-hander Chris Hatcher, infielder Kike Hernandez and catcher Austin Barnes.The Dodgers then seent Heaney, considered one of baseballs top pitching prospects, to the Angels for Kendrick. John Stallworth Youth Jersey. .And as dawn broke, the Dodgers had a deal in place to send Kemp and catcher Tim Federowicz down Interstate 5 to San Diego for catcher Yasmani Grandal and two pitchers. The trade was pending physical exams and approval by the commissioners office of the $32 million the Dodgers would send the Padres to help offset the $107 million remaining in the final five years of Kemps deal.And the Dodgers also worked to complete a $48 million, four-year agreement with pitcher Brandon McCarthy.Detroit made a pair of trades, sending Rick Porcello to Boston for Cespedes and two minor leaguers and replacing Porcello on its staff with Alfredo Simon, obtained from Cincinnati for two minor leaguers. Reds GM Walt Jocketty made that deal in a hotel hallway — Dombrowskis room was right near his.Boston also completed a one-year, $9.5 million deal with free-agent pitcher Justin Masterson, who began his career with the Red Sox, and worked to finalize a trade with Arizona for pitcher Wade Miley.Theres obviously been a lot more movement. The pace has quickened, certainly, Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said. As expected, it picked up after Lester.The Cubs also have a $20 million, two-year deal with right-hander Jason Hammel. And they acquired All-Star catcher Miguel Montero from Arizona as they try to bring a World Series title to the North Side for the first time since 1908.On the South Side, the White Sox struck a $46 million, four-year deal with closer David Robertson and acquired starter Jeff Samardzija from Oakland after adding reliever Zach Duke and first baseman Adam LaRoche earlier in the off-season.Other teams in the Central divisions were adding, too. Minnesota and right-hander Ervin Santana worked to finalize a $55 million, four-year agreement, and AL champion Kansas City had a $17 million, two-year deal in place with Kendrys Morales. He figures to take over at designated hitter from Billy Butler, who left as a free agent and agreed to a $30 million, three-year deal with Oakland.Jocketty attributed much of the action to new team bosses.I think they wanted to be active and try to do things quickly, he said. ' ' '