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Brawn: Young people don't want to watch two hour races

Article To news overview Formula 1 Managing Director Ross Brawn has explained that part of the reasoning behind the introduction of Sprint Qualifying this year is down to a perception that young people simply don't want to watch two hour long races.Brawn, speaking on a live interview session with The Muscle Help Foundation, said that the intention was to find a way to appease existing fans while also catering to fans who don't have the attention span for a full race."We've been working on trying to get a sprint race format for a number of years, and it is now part of the whole weekend," Brawn explained."So Friday, we'll have qualifying as you do now, that will set the grid...
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