Baku's new sprint format also has several side-effects on the running of a grand prix weekend. Here are some of the secondary rule changes that flew under the radar F1 AzerbaijanGP
So, with F1 having approved plans on Tuesday for an overhaul of its sprint race weekend format, teams will now be studying the revised regulations to ensure that they are on the front foot and ready to go into battle in Baku this weekend.
The favoured solution has been a compressed Q1/Q2/Q3 qualifying format, with the three sessions running for 12 minutes, 10 minutes and eight minutes . Even though the sessions are long enough for drivers to get more than a single run in, the reality of peak tyre performance coming on the first lap means drivers know there will be just one lap to nail that qualifying time.While the Saturdays of sprint weekends are now completely standalone in terms of them having no impact on the grid for Sunday, it does not mean teams and drivers are totally free of their shackles.
This is why reserve drivers often head home on Saturday nights because once qualifying has finished then there is no chance of them being called in to action – even if teams would want them to be. It is not impossible, therefore, that a driver qualifies on Friday, is unwell so misses Saturday and a replacement is drafted in, before he is fit enough to return to take up his rightful grid spot on Sunday.One of the reasons behind F1’s push to make Saturday a complete standalone was to encourage drivers to push harder in the sprint race without fear of losing grid spots.
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