17/09/2025 12:45
F1 is currently in talks to expand the sprint race calendar from
2027 onwards, growing from the current six rounds to potentially as
many as 12. If that full increase is adopted, it will see the
proportion of sprint events on the schedule swell from a quarter to
a half . However, that is not the most contentious point that F1 is
investigating. The championship plans to engage its teams and
drivers, and the FIA, in further talks and implementing reserve
grids for sprint races will be one item on the agenda. It is a
divisive suggestion and not a proposal that everyone will get
behind. They are commonplace in junior categories, including in the
F1 support series, but would be a considerable departure from the
norm in the championship itself. Both F2 and FIA F3 use partial
reverse grids for their shorter races, but the idea has never
previously gained sufficient traction in F1. It remains to be seen
if things will be different this time around, but it is sure to be
a considerable point of friction over the coming months. Do you
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