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Horner open to 'experimenting' with F1 Sprint Race

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is open to F1's tentative plan to trial a Saturday afternoon Sprint Race at three venues this year, insisting the sport shouldn't be afraid of "experimenting". The idea of replacing the traditional Saturday afternoon 60-minute qualifying session with a 100-kilometer sprint race to set the grid positions for race was recently tabled by F1 boss Stefano Domenicali. The concept was debated at last week's F1 Commission meeting but a vote was postponed pending more information sought by the teams on the cost and logistics associated with the initiative. However, Domenicali said the plan had recieved "broad support", while McLaren's chiefs...
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