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F1 sprint style qualifying would change nothing says Zehnder

Changing qualifying to a sprint race concept is not the answer for Formula 1 according to the view of Beat Zehnder, Sauber's highly experienced team manager. His comments are in reaction to reports that the Strategy Group wants to spice up the sport with a radical shakeup of the race weekend format. One apparent suggestion is that traditional qualifying is scrapped and replaced with a Saturday ‘sprint race', with the finishing order to determine the grid for the main grand prix on Sunday. Zehnder told Speed Week: 'The discussion about a Saturday race is not new. But in the end, what would change if we had a sprint race as the basis for the grid? Because it would be the same as...
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