News Details

3 points for ‘sprint qualifying' winners

Mar.15 The winner of the trial ‘sprint qualifying' races in 2021 will receive 3 points as well as pole position for the main event. It now appears set in stone that at three race weekends this year – expected to be Silverstone, Monza and Brazil – a 30-minute Saturday sprint race after qualifying on Friday will be trialled to determine the order of the grid for Sunday's main event. Sources report that only the top three will score points – 3 for the winner, 2 for second place, and a point for third. None of them will stand on the podium. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said he is likely to vote for the trial. 'After that, we have to be honest with ourselves and check...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

‘Too early' for Canada GP ‘green light'...

Mar.12 It is 'too early' to be totally confident that June's Canadian GP...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Sprint races could improve ‘boring' F1 –...

Mar.10 Dr Helmut Marko has given the thumbs-up to Formula 1's plan for...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

‘No promises' about 2022 Mercedes seat –...

Mar.8 George Russell says he has been given 'no promises' by Mercedes...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Hamilton ‘grumpy' ahead of 2021 season –...

Mar.10 Lewis Hamilton is heading into the 2021 season feeling 'a bit...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou responds to McLaren court ruling

Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing over $12 million...

McLaren wins contract breach suit against Alex Palou

McLaren has prevailed in its lawsuit against star IndyCar driver Alex...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Solberg steals the show on Saturday

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson continued where they left off on...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal and Manchester United enter race to sign...

Arsenal and Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Levante...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'That’s a big factor' - Jermain Defoe explains why...

Premier League cult hero and former striker Jermain Defoe has offered an...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Selection decisions for Arteta as Man Utd visit

Morning. It's a big one today as Man Utd come to town for our first home...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal step up interest in midfielder but he is...

Arsenal are closely monitoring the progress of Víctor Valdepeñas, one of...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Sky Sports F1 insider drops real truth about Ferrari...

Ted Kravitz has helped clear up some social media... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

F1 Testing 2026: Lewis Hamilton on top and Fernando Alonso...

Formula 1 is back! Yes, I know it's only January... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Lewis Hamilton is sleeping over at Ferrari HQ

An F1 insider has revealed that Lewis Hamilton... Read More »
32m ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.