Ferrari's Carlos Sainz says it will be 'intense' for drivers to go straight into F1 sprint qualifying on Saturday morning without preceding practice. Here's what drivers had to say about the new format ⬇️
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz says it will be"intense" for drivers to go straight into Formula 1 sprint qualifying on Saturday morning without preceding practice.F1 has tweaked the format for this weekend's first sprint event of the 2023 season in Baku, with a single free practice session on Friday followed by qualifying for Sunday's grand prix.
"I see the point of doing something that different on the weekend, so we have to embrace that, we have to help F1 and hopefully, the fans will give us good feedback on the weekend," he added. "This is completely new, because even back in 2004 or 2006 we had to always practice before qualifying. Now we don't have any practice and we're going to Q1. So yeah, it's stressful for sure and more difficult for drivers."During the sprint shootout's shortened Q1, Q2 and Q3 drivers will have just one set of mediums, mediums and softs available respectively.
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