George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have expressed their support for an overhaul of the format surrounding sprint racing. In the post-qualifying press conference for the Australian Grand Prix, both Mercedes drivers were asked for their views on Formula 1's impending plans, and both men expressed their openness to a new approach to the sprint race. Article continues under ad While the drivers are fully focused on the Australian Grand Prix, something else is happening in the background. For Formula 1 seems determined to overturn the entire format of the sprint race. Instead of the sprint race determining the starting grid for the Grand Prix, the sprint race is to become a standalone extra race...
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