News Details

Brawn: Pole position should be determined by qualifying

Pole position should be awarded to the fastest Formula 1 driver in Friday qualifying on those weekends when a Saturday sprint race is held, according to the sport's managing director Ross Brawn. The subject has been much debated after a trial of the sprint format this season at three grands prix, with six under discussion for 2022. Pole position for regular races is decided in qualifying on Saturday, with the fastest lap in the final phase taking the top slot. Under the sprint format, qualifying is on Friday and sets the grid for a 100km Saturday race whose winner starts Sunday's main event from pole position. 'It's been a consistent comment amongst fans and media and drivers that the...
Full Story »
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Formula 1: Sprint format could become standard...

Formula 1's new 'sprint' format could eventually become the standard...
4y ago from BBC.co.uk

Brawn: Every promoter would like to have an F1 Sprint

Every grand prix promoter wants to hold an F1 sprint race but only six...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Brawn: Two drivers driving immaculately

Formula 1 Managing Director, Motorsports, Ross Brawn was satisfied with...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Brawn: (Sprint) Pole must mean pole

F1 MD, Ross Brawn agrees that the driver who claims pole position on...
4y ago from Pitpass.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...

The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...

Romet Jürgenson to compete in opening three WRC2...

The rising Estonian talent is joined by co-driver Siim Oja and start...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'LET HIM PLAY FFS', 'Him benched is scandalous' -...

Arsenal fans on social media are livid with manager Mikel Arteta for not...
35m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal v Crystal Palace: Carabao Cup quarter-final...

Updates from 8pm GMT kick-off as Chelsea await victors<br>⚽ <a...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Jamie Carragher picks Premier League Team of the...

Liverpool star Hugo Ekitike and Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo have...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

FIA announce THREE F1 driver changes for 2026

The FIA has confirmed three changes to the F1... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

Why Mercedes has a hidden weapon in F1 for 2026

Mercedes isn’t just gearing up for Formula... Read More »
5h ago from F1i.com

Lewis Hamilton's boss has just 'four months' to save his...

Lewis Hamilton's F1 boss Fred Vasseur has been... Read More »
1h 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.