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Formula 1 considering sprint race for qualifying
Formula 1 chiefs are weighing up the prospect of changing qualifying to a sprint race in order to attract a wider audience. According to Auto Motor und Sport, Liberty have proposed a 100km sprint race on Saturday with no fuel or tyre limitations to determine the grid for the main event on Sunday, giving drivers the ability to race full throttle. Initially, there was a suggestion of creating a reverse grid but that has since been abandoned because of fears that the racing drama would be too artificially created. The qualification process was last toyed with during Bernie Ecclestone's reign in 2016, where the controversial elimination system was promptly scrapped after just one race. The...
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