Sprint Race – Leclerc submits idea to save qualifying

Si the new format was generally popular during the last British Grand Prix, he made the advanced qualification on Friday a trivia session. Undeniably, she is the big loser and, among the pilots, teeth are gnashing. The unprecedented decision to announce that the pole position winner would be determined by the Sprint qualifying session also attracted widespread criticism.

To Charles Leclerc, who wants the qualifying session not to lose its prestige, it should make it possible to establish the starting grid for the two races of the weekend, the Sprint race on Saturday and the Grand Prix on Sunday which would therefore become two separate events. “I really enjoyed the format, explained the Monegasque in Hungary. Friday is normally so boring. Now we finally have a Friday where Free Practice 1 forces us to be on point and we have qualifying right after, which I enjoyed a lot more.

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Then a qualifying sprint, which makes things exciting, and on Sunday, a big race. However, from my point of view, the format should be modified a little, so that qualifying remains qualifying and defines the grid for the two races! ".

A solution could even save qualifying from the oblivion in which it could find itself, but which would be contrary to the spirit of the new format... but would allow us to preserve the integrity of the Grand Prix which must remain the highlight of the weekend.