Max Verstappen reveals the primary reason behind F1’s push for sprint races

Max Verstappen reveals the primary reason behind F1’s push for sprint races

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Recently, F1 confirmed that certain Grand Prix weekends will be hosting sprint races over the 2021 season. This decision comes after F1 witnessing a decade of sheer dominance by Mercedes and a desperate attempt at halting their successful run. 

Earlier FIA received some positive responses after introducing sprint races in the F2. After which, the organisation thought about having the same in F1, for which many have already given their nodes. But Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is certainly not one of them. 

In a recent interview Max Verstappen reveals about the real reason behind F1 pushing for sprint races. The Dutchman claimed that this is all about money. 

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Max Verstappen on F1’s push for sprint races 

As reported by De Telegraaf, Max opened up his views on the soon-to-be-initiated sprint races. “Although I think there is more to this idea than just making racing better,” Verstappen said. 

“They want more action during the weekend. Now it is generally a bit boring on Friday and on Saturday until qualifying. They want to attract more people to the circuit and thus make more money. After all, that’s what it’s all about. And I can understand that too.” (Translated from Dutch using Google Translate) 

The Red Bull driver revealed that a weekend with one long race is always the better option rather than extending it to two. 

“The fastest cars are at the front, anyway. So that remains a bit the same. It does not matter how many competitions you organize in a weekend. I like one long race a lot more,” he said. 

Irrespective of what the drivers and the teams say, sprint races will most likely be a treat to watch for the fans. There are definitely going to be some juicy overtaking maneuvers and loads of incidents to look forward to.

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