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F1’s Brawn explains rationale for Sprint Qualifying as vote nears

Formula 1’s managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn says Sprint Qualifying is being trialled in F1 this year to provide more competitive action on more days of a race weekend. Proposals to hold sprint races on the Saturday of three grands prix are close to being finalized, with the team bosses meeting with F1 in Bahrain on Saturday evening to discuss the plans in more detail ahead of a vote before the first race. Brawn says the idea is to ensure there is meaningful track action on a Friday rather than the current format two practice sessions that don’t have a competitive aspect, with the sprint race to be known as Sprint Qualifying. “We want to fill out the weekend,” Brawn...
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