Ross Brawn has stated F1 ’s intentions to increase the number of sprint races held next season. Three have been planned for this year, with the first taking place in Imola this weekend. Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc late on to take the win and secure pole position.
Following its conclusion, Brawn spoke with the media to explain the sport's plans for more sprint races moving forward. “We want to discuss increasing it to six for next year,” Brawn said.
“I think [the teams] can see the success. I think we didn’t know quite where we were with the old cars last year but I think they can see the way this year is feeding into the new cars and the philosophy so I’m optimistic they’ll see the value in it. What you should always remember about the Sprint is it gives you a great Friday as well, we have qualifying on the Friday so we have three days of action for the fans and we can’t ignore that.”
