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F1's new sprint qualifying format explained

Formula One has decided to shake up its qualifying format at three races this year in a bid to improve the show, with the first round under the new rules taking place this weekend at the British Grand Prix. What's changing? Monza will be one of the races where sprint qualifying is used. Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images At three races this year, the grid for Sunday's grand prix will be decided by a 100km sprint race on Saturday instead of a traditional, fastest-lap-style qualifying session. The Sprint, as F1 has named it, will result in a race of roughly 30 minutes (17 laps of Silverstone, for example) with the aim of providing wheel-to-wheel thrills on Saturday and...
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