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Verstappen doesn't see the point of sprint race
Max Verstappen believes a sprint race replacing the current qualifying format in F1 would be 'unnecessary'. Liberty want to introduce the new format next season but it hasn't proved popular in the paddock, with various teams and driver being against it. 'I would not know what you want to achieve with that. It is unnecessary,' Verstappen told Ziggo Sport. 'If you can just create an exciting race of one and a half hours on Sunday, there is nothing wrong. 'You start thinking about such a qualifying race if it is not exciting, but what we as drivers do not want is that we become a kind of show and that the sport goes away. 'The bosses must be careful to keep the sport intact.' Verstappen...
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