The Mercedes driver took his maiden win in F1, albeit not an official victory due to the sprint format, as he overthrew Max Verstappen and shock polesitter Kevin Magnussen. It... read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that changes to F1's sprint format cannot "artificially change the pecking order" ahead of discussions expected... read more »

Esteban Ocon sets the pace in a session in many ways made irrelevant by the Sprint weekend format, though it did allow Logan Sargeant to complete his required super licence... read more »

Martin Brundle believes F1's sprint format can be "finessed" as the future direction of the initiative faces uncertainty. read more »

Alexander Albon says that he has few concerns about having just one practice session to prepare for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. This weekend in Brazil, Formula 1 is using the... read more »

Kevin Magnussen has thrown his support behind potential changes to F1's sprint format. read more »

Double Formula One world champion Max Verstappen said he was not a big fan of sprint races, despite winning both of the ones held this season, as the sport discusses future... read more »

Formula 1 is reassessing whether to hold Sprint races as standalone events in the 2023 season. Sprint was introduced at three grands prix in 2021 with the format remaining... read more »

Standalone Sprints that would have no bearing on Grand Prix grids are still being considered by F1 bosses, as drivers remain unconvinced by the current format. read more »

World champion Max Verstappen says Formula 1's Sprint races can be improved for next season as the current lack of risk drivers are willing to take in the shortened format... read more »

The F1 sprint returns for this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Which driver has performed best since the introduction of the new format in 2021? read more »

Logan Sargeant has been handed an additional practice outing by Williams at this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Sargeant, who will race for Williams in 2023 on condition... read more »

Kevin Magnussen has defended F1's sprint expansion plan after the format came under fire from world champion Max Verstappen. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has thrown his backing behind F1's sprint race expansion but has urged caution when selecting which tracks host the format. read more »

Max Verstappen says he is not a fan of F1's sprint race format and does not understand why the championship is increasing the number of events.  read more »

For the third time this season, F1 will run its sprint race format and schedule, which puts qualifying on Friday afternoon to make room for the sprint race on Saturday... read more »

Despite winning both Sprint Races so far this season, Max Verstappen has slammed the current format by stating that due to the high risk/low reward nature of them, 'not... read more »

Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner has suggested including an extra qualifying session during a Sprint race weekend. In its current format, the traditional qualifying session... read more »

F1 debuted its sprint race format at three races in 2021 before tweaking the format for this year, including the return of designating pole to the driver who topped qualifying... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has described F1's sprint format as purely a "way to make more money". read more »

Formula 1 will increase the number of sprint races held annually to six for the 2023 season, following approval from the World Motor Sport Council. The sport introduced the... read more »

George Russell believes it would be possible to introduce sprint races at each grand prix weekend but only if the sport makes a change to the existing F1 regulations. read more »

F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali has hinted at a major shake-up to the race weekend format and has once again flouted the idea of reverse grid sprint races.  read more »

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has claimed points should be made available for Friday practice sessions, with results turned into a qualifying structure for a Saturday morning... read more »

Last week MotoGP announced a radical format shake-up for 2023 with the introduction of half-distance, half-points sprint races to the Saturday of every single grand prix... read more »