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‘They are tired’: F1 boss sends clear message as major grand prix shake-up emerges
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport is considering boosting the number of sprint races to 12 among other format changes to shake-up race weekends.
Sprint races, which run to just 100 kilometres and last around 30 minutes, were introduced in 2021 to trade practice sessions for competitive action.
The sprint weekend format has been gradually tweaked into its current configuration, which sees just one practice session on Friday before sprint qualifying later that day. Saturday then begins with the sprint race, with the usual grand prix qualifying session following later in the afternoon. The Sunday grand prix takes place as normal.
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F1 sprint race idea could lead to 'enormous damage' for teams
Former F1 star Pedro de la Rosa has warned something must be done to find more opportunities for young drivers to get time in F1 machinery as talks continue over increasing the number of sprint races on the calendar.
The 54-year-old previously raced in F1 between 1999 and 2012, driving for Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren, Sauber and HRT, with his career best result in the pinnacle of motorsport a second-place finish at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard is also an ambassador for the currently struggling Aston Martin F1 team, and during an appearance in the commentary box at Bahrain pre-season testing this week, questioned how fair the sport's current 'young driver' label is.
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Drivers wary of increasing the number of Sprints
As F1 seeks to at least double the number of Sprints each season, drivers feel it is the wrong way to go.
As a footnote to the statement issued by the FIA following last week's meeting of the F1 Commission, it was confirmed that the sport's powers that be are seeking to increase the number of Sprints from 6 to 12 next season.
The move was "based on the demand from fans and promoters" we were told, and F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali subsequently confirmed the intention, even though it wasn't that long ago that he was pushing for two-day race weekends, insisting that Fridays were a waste of time as nobody really attended.
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