McLaren technical director James Key says that this year's F1 Spring Qualifying trials will require a different technical approach to the team's race weekend. F1 will experiment at three venues this season its innovative Sprint Qualifying format that will see drivers compete in a 100-kilometer race on Saturday afternoon that will determine their grid positions for race day. Teams are taking an open mind approach to the new concept that will premiere at this summer's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. But the format will nevertheless require a few changes for McLaren compared to a typical race weekend. "Our simulation guys have been trying to get an idea of how things are going to work...
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