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Brawn says sprint races will not 'cannibalise' Sunday's race
After much deliberation the big word came out today: sprint races will be introduced in Formula 1. At three races this year, of which the locations still have to be announced, the 'old fashioned' qualifying session will be moved to the Friday and the 100 kilometre sprint race will take place on the Saturday. The result of this will determine the starting grid for Sunday. Sporting director Ross Brawn presses home the point that the sprint races in no way aim to interfere with Sunday's race, still the most important part of the weekend. Speaking to F1.com, he says: "We want to engage the fans throughout the weekend. Sunday's Grand Prix is fantastic and we don't want to cannibalise that,...
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