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F1 teams appear open to ‘rookie sprint race' proposal

Aug.30 Formula 1 teams appear to be supportive of a radical plan for a rookie-only sprint race to be held in the week after the 2024 season finale. The sport's CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed this week that F1 is seeking to create more of a spectacle of the now-traditional post-finale test in Abu Dhabi. 'Perhaps we will do a sprint race for young people,' said the Italian. Now that the Formula 1 world has congregated at Monza for the Italian GP, the details of the idea are now beginning to emerge. It is believed the rookies would be given single practice and qualifying sessions, and then a mini-grand prix in the evening once the usual test day is complete. Teams will have two cars each in...
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