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Tost sees only one negative with sprint race format

AlphaTauri principal Franz Tost feels the only disadvantage of sprint qualifying is that it puts rookies on the back foot. The sprint qualifying format made its debut in 2021, a 100-kilometre sprint race which replaces the normal qualifying format on a Saturday. As a result the traditional Q1, Q2 and Q3 system comes forward to Friday, setting the grid for sprint qualifying, with the result of that then deciding the grid for the main grand prix. Two trials have now taken place, first at the British Grand Prix and then the Italian Grand Prix. Personnel in the paddock remain mixed on the concept and any future role it could have in Formula 1, but Tost is one of the sprint qualifying...
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