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 PrixANSWER:
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.
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