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F1 to consider ‘sprint qualifying' tweaks for 2022

Jul.18 Dr Helmut Marko had a pointed rebuke after his Mercedes counterpart declared that Lewis Hamilton's Friday pole was a case of 'The empire strikes back'. 'My regards to the empire,' Red Bull's Marko said, pointing the quip at Toto Wolff after Max Verstappen extended his points lead over Lewis Hamilton on Saturday. It was Formula 1's first-ever ‘sprint qualifying' at Silverstone – a 17-lap run to the chequered flag that will be trialled over two more race weekends in 2021. 'We're very happy with it,' F1 managing director Ross Brawn said. 'One of the things we saw was that drivers are always drivers,' he added. 'They just don't know how to not race. 'Look at what Fernando...
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