Sprint races have divided opinion since their introduction last year, with their introduction aimed to spice up race weekends. Formula 1 understood that practice sessions and qualifying did not provide much entertainment for casual fans, and decided to trial a new format at Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos in 2021, that would see drivers race 100km after qualifying to decide the final grid order for Sunday’s race. The new format has had a mixed reception, with some fans enjoying the extra laps of racing, while others see it as unnecessary and boring racing as the lack of mandatory pit stops removes any element of strategy. Max Verstappen has now called for the F1 chiefs to scrap the...
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