Formula 1’s managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn believes aspects of the sport's first ever Sprint at the British Grand Prix were “sensational.” Silverstone is the scene for the first of three trial events this season where qualifying takes place on Friday evening and sets the grid for a 100km Sprint qualifying race on Saturday, with the result of that providing the grid for Sunday’s grand prix. After Max Verstappen won from second on the grid in an inaugural Sprint that featured plenty of action, Brawn was delighted with the format’s first impressions. “Very pleased,” Brawn said. “It’s a completely new concept for Formula 1. I think one of the things we all saw...
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