Formula 1 will revisit its glorious past at Silverstone when it brings back the traditional victor's wreath and a lap of honour for Saturday's sprint race event. Grand Prix racing will trial its innovative Sprint Qualifying format for the first time at this weekend's British Grand Prix. The race will take place over 17 laps - or approximately 30 minutes – and while the winner won't be added to F1's official stats, he'll get more than bragging rights for his efforts. The event's top three drivers will receive respectively 3, 2 and 1 championship point but the trio will also be adorned with a personalized wreath and treated to a lap of honour to salute Silverstone's 100,000 plus the fans,...
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