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Apprehensive Ricciardo 'feeling better' about Sprint Race idea

Daniel Ricciardo says he was apprehensive at first about F1's idea of a Saturday Sprint Race, but the McLaren driver is now open to the initiative as long as there is no manipulation involved. Formula 1 is considering changes to its Saturday afternoon qualifying to boost the entertainment for fans that would involve replacing the traditional 60-minute qualifying session with 100-km race, the result of which would determine Sunday's grid positions. The original reverse grid model has been permanently binned, as starting positions for the Sprint Race would be set by a normal qualifying session held on Friday afternoon in place of FP2. Teams were scheduled to vote at last week's F1 Commission...
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