F1 will trial its new sprint qualifying format at next weekendꦬ’s British Grand Prix.

It will replace the conventional qualifying session on Saturday with a 100km sprint race t🍸o determine the grid for Sunday’s main grand prix.

Qualifying will be run on Frida⛄🅰y to determine the grid for the sprint race, while there will only be two practice sessions - one on Friday morning before qualifying; one ahead of the sprint race on Saturday. 

On Thursday, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:the FIA announced it has re-wꦓritten the sporting regulations to accommodate tꦍhe new format.

The top thꦦree finishers in the sprint race will be awarded 3-2-1 points respectively. 

Speaking during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Hamilton downplayed the chanc🐼es of the new format delivering an exciting show for fans, with Silverstone expected to host a full capacity crowd next weekend. 

Asked if he had high hopes for sprint qualifying, he said: “Not particularly. Just be a train probably. Hopefully therꦅe’ll be some overtaking but most likely won’t be too exciting.”

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz expects t🐭he race to be more “fun” for drivers given that they can push on the same set of tyres and not worry about tyre degradation.

“We should be having a meeting this week t♏o discuss the format and how we’re going to approach this new concept of weekend,” Sainz added. “Yeah I’m just trying to ans🦋wer your question, 17 laps on a set of tyres should allow us to push a bit more, have a bit of fun but you guys know the more we push, it can be tricky to overtake, it is not a secret so we will see how it plans out.”