Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello reckon next year's 18-race calendar is the perfect length for a F1 season.
Speaking in Thursday's press conference for the Japanese GP, the drivers were asked for their thoughts on the calendar length given that there's a chance there may be 20 races in 2009.
Ralf, though, believes 18 races are enough for one season.
"I think the number we have next year - one more - isn't too bad considering the workload the team has and the mechanics have and all of the traveling," the Toyota driver said.
"I think we are more limited by that unless we extend the season and shorten the tests. But I feel quite happy with the races we do."
As for Barrichello he agrees with the German, adding that if the calendar is extended, the teams will need to cut down on the amount of testing they do.
"I think that two years ago, we were doing far too many miles in testing, and right now I feel that it's a good combination," Barrichello said.
"If we have a couple more races, I don't think that it's such a problem for the drivers - it's actually better because we're going to be doing what we like more, which is racing.
"So 18, 20 (races) - it doesn't really change much for us, depending on where the races are. It's more challenging for the packaging and the mechanics to do more races, but less testing is fine."
