This coming weekend at Silverstone, F1 is boldly ripping up the standard weekend format and trying something new: F1 Sprint. This flat-out 100km event will take place on Saturday – between qualifying and the race on the schedule – with the result setting the grid for the Grand Prix on Sunday.
We’ve set out exactly how it will work in our handy guide – but even then we noticed a few misconceptions about the format floating around the internet. So with that in mind, here’s our myth-busting guide to F1 Sprint.
TRUE OR FALSE: The Top 10 finishers in the Sprint will be reversed to create a new grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix
ANSWER: FALSE!
No, this isn’t F2 or F3 – there will be no reversing of the grid. It’s actually super simple – the order that the cars finish F1 Sprint in will set the grid for Sunday’s main event: The Grand Prix itself. —read more—