Eric Boullier believes that sprint qualifying races in Formula 1 are a good idea in principle and, if the test events for them should be successful, that they should feature at every race instead of a select few throughout the season. The former Lotus and McLaren team principal said the idea of fundamentally changing the structure of a Formula 1 weekend is a tricky area to navigate, given the history of the sport, but has praised the way that the FIA and FOM have handled the introduction of this proposal. 'I think they are a good idea, because every experiment is worth trying,' he said to Auto Hebdo. 'F1 has wanted to change the historic format of its weekends for a long time. The subject...
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