This weekend in Great Britain a new format for an F1 Grand Prix will be tried out for the first time. Qualifiers on Friday, sprint race on Saturday and the actual race still on Sunday. The F1 promoters are wildly enthusiastic. Riders and fans a little less.
Why is a pattern that has been used for more than 70 years so thoroughly turned upside down? The short answer: it was time for something different. At least according to Liberty Media, the American owner…
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