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‘It makes no sense’ - Sebastian Vettel slams F1’s sprint race plans
Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from crash.net that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Sebastian Vettel has blasted Formula 1’s proposal to trial a new sprint race format at select events this season, saying the idea “makes no sense”. As part of a fresh push to shake-up the Saturday format - after a reverse grid qualifying idea failed to get off the ground last year - F1 has come up with a new plan that would see shorter sprint races take place at three rounds in 2021. Under the proposal, which was met by “broad support” from teams during the latest meeting of the F1 Commission, a 100km race...
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