Someone on Reddit did the math and the only effect the 6 Sprint races had on the final standings was for Ocon to end up ahead of Gasly. Otherwise every single driver and team would have finished in the exact same position with or without them. #F1
Ted Kravitz during his Sky Sports notebook:
���Goodbye W14 and good riddance, you were an awful car and didn’t win any races. I don’t think it even deserved P2.”
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⚠️ | Formula 1 is studying the implementation of reverse grids for the 2024 sprint races.
China, Miami, Austria, Qatar, Austin and Brazil would be the 6 venues where the sprint races would take place in 2024.
A final decision is expected to be communicated in January 2024.
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⚠️ | The team principals have reportedly backed a proposal to change the format of sprint races next season to the following:
Friday: FP1 & Sprint Qualifying
Saturday: Sprint & Race Quali
Sunday: Race
Reversing at least some portion of the grid for the Sprint is also being considered.
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#F1 | Toto Wolff on Christian Horner’s recent comments: “I just don’t know what drives the guy. We just don’t understand his thinking to come up with these things.”
“What happened is that Christian, through an agency that we work with, wanted to have Lewis’ contact details to speak about the seat. That’s how the whole thing went. It was Christian enquiring about Lewis’ availability.”
@DuckofDensity@MattP1Tommy Definitely so! I'm reaching but I'd LOVE F1 to do Laguna Seca, Road America or Indy Road Course (flashbacks intensifies).
Even though short lap times, or Circuit gradings aside...Miami pays the big bucks.
Toto Wolff on Mercedes’ constructors fight with Ferrari in Abu Dhabi:
“I think we’re going there pretty much equal on points.”
“With a proper race director, we should be fine.”
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At the half way point of the race, it could end right now and this would be one of the more eventful all year.
& yes it has to do with track characteristics.
But ppl will STILL find a way to be upset. It's objectively delivered. No need to be entrenched on original positions.