All is well for F1 to apply the change from the experimental event weekend format to the sprint of the F1 Azerbaijan GPthe fourth round of the season, which will be held from April 28-30 at the Baku Street Circuit. Awaiting official status, as discussed Andy Stevenson, Aston Martin sports directorit is assumed that finally the weekend of Azerbaijan have two qualifying sessions, one to be held on Friday and that will order the grid for Sunday’s race, and another to be held on Saturday, before the sprint race, to establish the starting order for that short sleeve.
“We are very close to finalizing the format. We are working closely with the FIA and have carefully reviewed this with our engineers and strategists to ensure it is feasible. We all support the new format, but we need to make sure the regulations work as intended,” Andy Stevenson told the Aston Martin team website.
What I like about the proposed new format is that the two parts of the event, the Sprint and the Grand Prix, are separate. Drivers will push further and take risks in the sprint race because their finishing position will not affect their position in the race. Sunday roast”, commented.
“It will be a very exciting weekend. Baku is an interesting choice for a Sprint race. It can be a great challenge for the teams and the drivers.”he added.
The possible new GP format in Baku:
– On Friday Free Practice 1 and a classification (Q1, Q2 and Q3) will be held what should set the starting position for Sunday.
– Saturday will be a separate day, with a shorter qualifying formatalso Q1, Q2 and Q3, which serve to set the starting order for the sprint race. And that same Saturday that the sprint race will be held. The option was considered that the classification for the sprint race would restore the old ‘shoot-out’ format, with one lap launched for each free track, but that idea seems to be losing ground. strength.
– Sunday will be the turn of the long race. The starting positions will be determined by the result of Friday’s classification.
With this possible change in format, classification 1 and the race on Sunday will be very different, compared to what will happen on Saturday. In the previous sprint race format, what the riders did in the short race on Saturday had a direct impact on what could happen on Sunday, as the final result of the sprint race established the starting order of the race. Sunday. In this experiment, however, what happens on Saturday will not change the starting position for Sunday’s race in Baku. This could mean more excitement in the sprint raceIf so pilots lose less and can take more risks.
In this way, Qualifying and pole position will not lose importance on Friday as it could happen in a standard sprint formatdue to this new experimental format, the sprint appointment will not change Sunday’s starting positions, which are determined by Friday’s classification.
Source: La Verdad
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