“A bit more logical” - Max Verstappen’s rare praise for key F1 rule tweak
M💧ax 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 backe𓄧d the sport’s changes to𒀰 the sprint format for the 2024 season.
The Dutchman has been a vocal critic of F1’s sprint format since its 💫introduction in 2021.
For 2024, the sprint shootout (the qualifying session which decides the sprint event) will take place on Friday afternoon - after practi🍎ce.
The sprint race will b🌼e the first event on Saturday, while convention🔯al qualifying will take place later that day.
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:mahbx.com, Verstappen gavꦜe his view on the changes to the format.
“I think it's a bit more logical, I would say with how the format is form🍷ed,” Verstappen said.
“For me I don't get more excited by winning a sprint or fig𒐪hting for these kind of races. But at least a bit more logical I would say.”
Parc ferme regulations are also going to be relaxed,𝐆 allowing teams to make changes to their cars should they be unable to nail the car setup aft𒆙er just 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 sღtuck, you know that your weakened is ruined you know you can't really change anything.
“So for sure it will help a bit.”
There will be six sprint events in 2024, tak🦂ing place in China, Miami, Austria, Brazil and Qatar.
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