“A bit more logical” - Max Verstappen’s rare praise for key F1 rule tweak
Max Verstappen is supportive of F1's changes to the 🍌sprint format for 2024.
Three-time F1 world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has b💙acked the sport’s changes to the sprint format for the 2024 season.
Theꦓ Dutchman has been a vocal critic of F1’s sprint format since its introduction i⭕n 2021.
For 2024, the sprint shootout (the qualifying session whiဣch decides the sprint event♐) will take place on Friday afternoon - after practice.
The sprint race will be the first event on Saturday, while conventional qualifying will take place later that d⛎ay.
Speaking at the launch of the RB20, to select media including 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ltxcn.top, Verstappen gave his view on the changes to𓆏 the format.
“I think it's a bit more logical, I would 🌸say with how the format is formed,” Verstappen said.
“For🔜 me I don't get more excited by winning a sprint or fighting for these kind of races. But at least a bit more logical I would say.”
Parc ferme regulations are also going to be relaxed, allowing teams to make changes to their cars should they be unable to nail the car setup aft🧜er j♔ust 60 minutes of running in FP1.
Again, Verstappen was supportive of the change.
“I think that's a bit better,” he added. “Sometimes you get stuck, you know t💫hat your weakened is ruined you know you🎃 can't really change anything.
“So for sure it will help a bit.”
There willꦚ be six sprint events in 2024, taking place in China, Miami, Austria, Brazil and Qatar.
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