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‘Sprint qualifying’ would change nothing – Zehnder

‘Sprint race qualifying' is not the answer for formula one. That is the view of Beat Zehnder, Sauber's highly experienced team manager, following reports the Strategy Group wants to spice up the sport with a radical shakeup of the race weekend format. One apparent suggestion is that traditional qualifying is scrapped and replaced with a Saturday ‘sprint race', with the finishing order to determine the grid for the main grand prix on Sunday. Zehnder told Speed Week: 'The discussion about a Saturday race is not new. 'But in the end, what would change if we had a sprint race as the basis for the grid? Because it would be the same as now, with Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams at the...
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