Vassago wrote: ↑6 months ago
Another revamp on the way? That didn't take long. Even those mythical new fans ain't buying what Liberty sells? Shocking!
Anyway, standalone world championship sprint status and those pesky reverse grids are the ideas. What a piece of croc this truly is.
I wonder when will they realize this format is pure horseXXXX and should get canned?
A bit more has come up in the proposals for the Sprint thing in terms of how it fits into the weekend, following meetings between F1 and the teams.
The proposals below seem to address some of the issues I have which relate to the Sprint bits detrimental affect on the main event. My main bugs are the premature qualifying, given the current parc ferme regulations and the definition of Saturday being all Sprint crap.
Since iSprints first happened, F1 has stated that it is trialling the Sprint concept and is open to making refinements. That has seen a different qualifying format employed, awarding more points, with the finishing order no longer defining the grid for the grand prix. The latter was an improvement but thats about it.
This as follows is where it seems to be heading. I have to say its a potential improvement, if only because it more compromises the Sprint than the currently compromised main event, particulalrly qualifying. It still doesnt answer many questions, including the "Do we even need it" question.
Further tweaks look certain for 2024 with the latest suggestion that the Sprint Shootout will move to Friday, while the F1 Sprint itself becomes the first session of the day on Saturday, followed by qualifying.
There have been no shortage of other suggestions too, with Sergio Perez calling for the 100km encounter to employ a reverse grid, while other voices have floated the notion of a standalone Sprint championship. The latter at least gives the Sprint some less interfering purpose, and hopefully includes its own exclusive parc ferme that means cars can be fettled for the main event later in the weekend than the current after just the Friday practice ..... but again I ask, do we need a secondary championship?