F1 sprint race changes hailed by Guenther Steiner ahead of Azerbaijan GP
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen started the last sprint race from pole (Photo: Getty)
Haas boss Guenther Steiner has given F1’s new sprint race format the seal of approval ahead of its debut at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The Baku Street Circuit plays host to the first of six sprint weekends on the 2023 calendar, where qualifying is held on Friday, with a shorter ‘sprint’ race on Saturday and then the main grand prix on Sunday as per usual.
Since they were introduced in 2021, the format has been that qualifying determines the grid order for the sprint, with the result…Continue Reading