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Todt: Artificial ideas like sprint races not needed if Red Bull can catch Mercedes

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Jean Todt has admitted that the idea to introduce new concepts such as sprint races into F1 would not be needed if the likes of Red Bull could catch up with Mercedes. Whilst the suggestion of having reverse grid races seems to have been dismissed, the proposal to hold shorter sprint races at a select number of grand prix weekends in 2021 looks like a strong possibility. The concept has had some mixed reactions amongst drivers, but Todt believes that sometimes these measures are the only way to create more competition during a period of dominance by one team. "We can only hope that there will be more hope in the...
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