FIA race director Michael Masi says Formula 1's stakeholders are all keeping an "open mind" on the possibility of tweaking the rules for Grand Prix racing's innovative Sprint Qualifying format. The novel concept dreamed up earlier this year to boost the interest of fans and viewers will become a reality next week at the British Grand Prix, with Silverstone hosting the first of three trials that will take place this year. Although a formal regulation frame for the new format has been approved by the F1 and the FIA - including changes, for instance, to the organization of parc fermé during the race weekend, or to how eventual penalties are applied - Masi says that Sprint...
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