Formula 1 2023 news: 6 sprint races and just the pre-season test in Bahrain

Important changes approved this Tuesday within the World Council of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). For the first time, it was approved to increase the number of sprint races, the short races on Saturdays, with the number going from the three held last season and the three here to the six held next season. . It remains to decide what Great prizes The new race format will be hosted, with the emotion and generated audience being key in making this decision.

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“Sprint races provide action around the world, three days where all the drivers fought for something from the start on Friday to the main event on Sunday, adding more joy to the end of week. The feedback from fans, teams, promoters and partners has been very positive and this format gives a new dimension to Formula 1, and we all want to ensure its future success”, explained the Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali.

THEY are in dispute FROM 2021

Sprint sessions are being introduced to F1 in 2021, expanding and diversifying the grand prix programme, with qualifying shifting on Friday and an additional 100km race on Saturday’s schedule to set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix . . Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos are the first tracks to host the first sprint races in F1 history, with Imola, Red Bull Ring and Interlagos picking up the baton for this season

Correspondingly, the FIA World Council has decided that from next year pre-season tests will be conducted by teams and drivers alike Montmeló Circuit de Catalunya as in Bahrain, in 2023 they will only be played in the country of Persian Gulf.

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