F1 sprint race plan for British GP weekend welcomed by Silverstone

F1 sprint race plan for British GP weekend welcomed by Silverstone

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Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W11. Formula One Testing, Day 2, Thursday 20th February 2020. Barcelona, Spain.

Silverstone is reportedly set to host Formula 1’s first ever Sprint Race, a 100km mad dash on Saturday afternoon that will define the grid order for race day. 

Montreal, Monza and Interlagos were initially chosen as the three venues at which a Sprint Race would be trailed, but Silverstone looks set to host the F1’s first ever qualifying race according to the Daily Mail. Silverstone Circuit boss Stuart Pringle welcomed Formula 1’s potential plans to hold a Sprint Race at the British Grand Prix venue. 

“If F1 should decide that Silverstone is the right venue for a sprint race then we would be totally supportive of that and feel it would be fantastic spectacle for the fans,” Pringle told Sky Sports. 

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Silverstone is “totally supportive” of plans to trial F1’s new sprint race concept at this year’s British GP, as a final decision looms on the sport’s plan to shake up select race weekends. 

Plans to introduce shorter races on the Saturdays in addition to the main Grand Prix at three events in 2021 received the broad support of teams when first discussed last month and appear likely to be signed off ahead of the start of the season in Bahrain at the end of month. 

After running two Grands Prix behind closed doors last summer due to the pandemic on F1’s rejigged 2020 calendar, Silverstone are hopeful they will be able to welcome back capacity crowds to an event that attracted a race-day crowd of 141,000 in previously. 

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