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Sprint qualifying details still to be 'ironed out'

Guenther Steiner reveals that the teams have yet to agree on sprint qualifying races, with money understood to be at the heart of the matter. Though F1 bosses have already identified the three events - Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos - where a sprint race - to be known as Sprint Qualifying - will decide the grid order for the following day's Grand Prix, the teams have yet to agree to the move. As ever, money appears to be at the heart of the matter, with teams concerned at the level of compensation to be awarded in terms of the wear and tear of an extra race, not to mention the heightened potential for accident damage. 'There's a few details to be ironed out,' admits Guenther Steiner,...
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