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Brundle: Points a 'juicy incentive' for drivers in sprint race
Sky Sports Martin Brundle believes that a grid slot and points on offer for the top-three in Sprint Qualifying will encourage drivers to pull out the stops in the Saturday afternoon race. This weekend's British Grand Prix will see the first trial of F1's Sprint Qualifying format in which drivers will battle in a short 30-minute race on Saturday for their spot on the grid of Sunday's main event. However, a three-two-one points system will also be awarded to the top three finishing contenders of the sprint race. Ahead of the format's first trial, views have differed among drivers on how the racing will pan out, with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton predicting a train of cars and a...
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