Formula 1 is to introduce a new format for ‘sprint’ races, starting at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The ‘sprint’ – a shorter race held on Saturday – has been made independent of the grand prix and will have its own qualifying session, known as the ‘sprint shootout’.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen produced a stunning late pass on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Sprint and ensure a first-place start for Sunday’s race. His teammate Sergio Perez starts third ahead of Leclerc’s partner Carlos Sainz.
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Max Verstappen claimed pole position in Emilia Romagna GP qualifying and will start at the front for Saturday’s Sprint after outpacing Charles Leclerc in a dramatic damp shootout that played host to five red flags. An incident-packed qualifying setting the grid for the returning Sprint race ran 40 minutes past its scheduled finish due to the many stoppages and crashes.
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The F1 Commission has approved plans to run the F1 Sprint format at three Grand Prix weekends – at Imola, the Red Bull Ring and Interlagos – in 2022.
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