More details of F1’s sprint race plan emerge ahead of Thursday vote

More details of F1’s sprint race plan emerge ahead of Thursday vote

 

 

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Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Formula 1’s new proposal to introduce shorter Saturday sprint races at select rounds in 2021 is to be put to a vote at the next F1 Commission meeting on Thursday.After a reverse-grid qualifying race idea was rejected last year following three unsuccessful attempts to revamp the weekend format, F1 is pushing a different approach in a bid to increase entertainment levels this season.New F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed last week the “reserve grid is over” while revealing the championship’s latest effort to trial a Saturday sprint race this year.It is understood that Canada, Italy and Brazil have been chosen as the rounds where the format will be tested given that the circuits normally provide fast and exciting racing.Qualifying for the shorter race on Saturday would take place on Friday at the selected events.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Assessing six possible F1 driver line-up options for Mercedes in 2022accImages.createImage(); Hamilton ‘always recognised’ global situation during F1 contract talks – WolffFriday practice track time has already reduced from 90 minutes to 60 per session for the upcoming campaign and the Friday qualifying session would replace FP2 at the aforementioned events – a move F1 believes would not only help improve TV audiences but also boost attendances at races.SI201906100070_hires_jpeg_24bit_rgb.jpg accImages.createImage();The Friday qualifying would set the grid for the Saturday sprint race, which would run at around one-third’s distance of the main grand prix.Reduced points would be on offer for the top-eight finishers, while the race would also determine the grid for Sunday.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Magnussen not interested in being an F1 substitute for HaasaccImages.createImage(); What a one-year deal means for Hamilton, Mercedes and the 2022 F1 driver marketTeams and bosses will discuss and vote on the plan on Thursday, where a ‘super majority’ of 28 votes out of 30 across F1, the governing body the FIA, and the 10 teams is required for the idea to be passed.If the proposal is backed and successfully pushed through, F1 is likely to utilise the format more widely across the 2022 season.Another subject on the agenda for the F1 commission to discuss is Red Bull’s push for an engine development freeze as part of its continuation bid to takeover the Honda power unit from 2022.”4 

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