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Vettel now 'open' to Sprint Qualy after criticism

ebastian Vettel remains sceptical about Sprint Qualifying but the four-time world champion says he is "open" to the new format for Formula 1 2021 and hopes it brings more excitement to Grand Prix weekends. Vettel has been vocal in his criticism of potential new F1 formats in recent years and said in March, as sprint-race speculation grew, that grid-setting races "make no sense", while also claiming the idea of introducing them to spice up an event was "more of a patch rather than a fix". 'Sprint Qualifying' has now been confirmed for three Grands Prix in 2021 - with qualifying moved to Friday to set the grid for a shorter 100km race on the Saturday, which will...
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