F1 chief Ross Brawn says the sport is considering elevating Saturday's sprint qualifying event in 2022 to the status of a "standalone" race that would no longer decide the grid order for Sunday's Grand Prix. Monza will serve as the backdrop this weekend of F1's second sprint qualifying trial which was well received after its maiden roll out at Silverstone earlier this summer. The 30-minute dash sets grid positions for Sunday's main event, and only distributes points to the top three on the basis of a 3-2-1 reward. But after reviewing the feedback from last July's trial at the British Grand Prix, it has been suggested that the Saturday race could exist on its own within a race...
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