- Formula 1 is determined to start a 30-minute sprint qualifying race in three races in 2021.
- The finishing order of the Saturday sprint would be reflected in the starting order for the main F1 event on Sunday.
- How teams would deal with damage and the replacement of cars and / or parts between the qualifying race on Saturday and the Grand Prix on Sunday is still being discussed.
First year Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says F1 could lose sight of the big risk when it comes to additional funding for the three-race sprint qualification attempt.
And this big picture is about making the show better, even if it might cost the team a little more.
The top team bosses Toto Wolff from Mercedes and Christian Horner from Red Bull argue behind the scenes that the teams have to be compensated for the additional costs of the additional races within the framework of the new budget limit.
“We are in the process of finalizing the details of these short races on Saturday,” F1 CEO Domenicali told Rais Radio Anch’io Sport. “We want to do that by mid-April. We’ll be using this format for the first time at Silverstone.”
The format is believed to be a 30-minute sprint race to set the grid for Sunday’s race. The debate centers around whether (or more to the point of how many) points will be awarded for the Saturday event. Earlier talks about a possible reversal of the field to fix the grid after Saturday’s race appear to be off the table.
The sprint qualifying is still a scratch for Mercedes’ Toto Wolff.
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Some team bosses disagree with the Wolff-Horner argument, especially if their argument calls for a price of $ 300 to $ 400,000 for the additional cost.
“You cannot invoice in advance,” said Haas’ Gunther Steiner to Auto Motor und Sport. “If everything goes wrong, Toto can be right with his estimate. But if you can get through the sprints without damage (from contact or engine failure), it’s less.”
Domenicali agrees: “The difference (in cost) is not as big as it turns out.”
The F1 CEO does not believe that there should be any specific exemptions from the $ 145 million cap for Sprint Qualifying or any other measure.
“If we ask for compensation for everything we try, we will never get there,” Domenicali insisted. “We shouldn’t lose sight of the big picture.”
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