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Will F1's new sprint qualifying format improve the show?

Formula One has decided to shake up its qualifying format at three races this year in a bid to improve the show. We take a look at what's changing and whether it will have the desired effect... 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. Sprint qualifying, as F1 has named it, will result in a race of roughly 30 minutes (17 laps of Silverstone, for example) with the potential to provide wheel-to-wheel thrills on Saturday and a...
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