After Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen suffered high-speed tyre blowouts at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Pirelli introduced a “more robust” rear tyre coꦫnstruction that was tested during practice at the Austrian Grand Prix. 

Pirelli’s new rear tyres will officially debut ꦅat next wಌeekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Silverstone will also host F1’s first-ever sprint quali🍎fying race.

A 100km sprint race will take place next Saturday to ꧅determine ꦜthe grid for Sunday’s race.

Qualifying has been moved to Friday evening, while there will only be two practice sessions - one on Friday morning before qualifying, and the seco🌼nd on Sat🐠urday morning, before sprint qualifying.

The🔯 FIA also confirmed that they have made “various updates to the 2021 Sporting Regulations that relate to the implementation of events that include sprint qualifying were approved by the World Coun𒆙cil.”

These changes include outlining the new format, changes to the parc ferm🐬e rules and the points system for the𓄧 weekend.

The winner of sprint qualifyಞing will be awarded three points, two for second and one fꦦor third.

Speaking after the Austrian Grand Prix, Michael Masi confirmed that the FIA would 🀅be open to changing the rules if certain anomalies crop up during the first trial run of the new format at Silverstone.

“We’ve been very fortunate in the way it’s been an absolutely collaborative approach since the start of the year,” Masi said. “We’ve had numerous meetings involving all of the team’s sporting directors, ourselves at the FIA and F1 in developing, refining, leaving thi🧜ngs for a week, letting everyone have another re-read and finding little bits and pieces. 

“Everyone has a completely open mind that there may be 🐓things that crop up that no-one has thought of, any of us. But also an open mind that after the first event, let’s happily review internally what worked, what didn’t work, are there areas that need to be refined. Quite honestly, with everyone involved, it’s something new for all ⛎of us, particularly in an F1 capacity. 

“The regulations have traditionally, as all of you now, have been structured in a very specific format an🍎d way around a grand prix taking place without a sprint qualifying area happening. Everyone is quite open and have said as late as this morning, that we all just need to work together and see what pops up, anything that we haven’t considered, as much as we have read them💝 inside out.”