F1 chief announces two major changes being discussed despite Lewis Hamilton criticism

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“They are – can we apply that [sprints] with more races?

“And is this the right formula to have the possibility to have a reversed grid, as we are doing with F2 and F3? These are points of discussion.

“I think that we are getting there to be mature to make sure that this point will be tackled seriously with the teams,” he confirmed.

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Both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have been very critical of the reverse grid format in the past, while reigning champion Max Verstappen dislikes the current sprint race format used within the sport.

Domenicalli continued: “The vibes to progress in this direction are definitely growing, and therefore I’m ready to present and to discuss not only more sprints, but if there are new formats, new ideas.

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“We are open for that [reverse grids]. because I think that’s the right thing, to listen to our fans, to try to create something, and not to be worried to do mistakes.

“The one who believes to do no mistakes doesn’t do anything new.”

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Back in 2019, Hamilton made his feeling on reverse grid races clear when he told the media: “The people who propose that don’t really know what they’re talking about.”

Verstappen has also been very vocal about his dislike for the experimental races the F1 chiefs are implementing in the sport, but Domenicalli has insisted that Sprints will be here to stay.

He added: “I think that the sprint, whatever will be the right format, we need to have it.

“It will represent the future.

“I think that, between six and 24, we have to do steps into the middle.”