UNDER THE HOOD
Dec 17, 2020
4 minutes
PAT SYMONDS
FORMAT WARS: TO SPRINT OR NOT TO SPRINT?
One of the most emotive topics of this unusual season has been the debate surrounding the introduction of sprint races. It is not a new topic, and in fact F1 commissioned research among fans in 2018 to solicit views on the subject.
The top-level aim of such a proposal is to deepen engagement with existing fans while enticing new fans into Formula 1. The idea of a sprint race, with a grid where the cars line up in an order where the fastest is not necessarily at the front, is to generate
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