World champion, Max Verstappen says Sprints are about damage limitation for the big guns and are only of any importance to those drivers out of position. read more »

While not wanting to say it has failed, Sebastian Vettel does believe the 2022 rules overhaul was not worth the effort, while Sprints are about making "more money". read more »

The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has approved an increase in the number of Sprint events from three to six from the 2023 season onwards. read more »

F1 teams and the sport's owners Liberty Media had unanimously backed plans back in April to expand the sprint race roster next season following the success of recent... read more »

FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem insists that the sport's governing body's hesitation in rubber-stamping the approval of six Sprints in 2023 is not about money. read more »

Executive director of the Baku City Circuit Arif Rahimov has confirmed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix will push to host one of the proposed six F1 sprints in 2023. read more »

George Russell has called for sprint races to be "50 per cent longer" in order to spice things up a little bit. read more »

Sky Sports News are reporting that FIA "greed" is stopping the number of sprint weekends increasing to six for 2023. read more »

More evaluation is needed before the FIA will ratify the proposal for six sprint qualifying weekends next year. read more »

The original plan was an increase from the three staged in 2021 to six this season, but that was derailed by a debate over the financial implications amid a tighter budget cap.... read more »

Branding the Imola Sprint a "great success", F1 MD, Ross Brawn admits that despite failing to reach an agreement this season, he is targeting six Sprints in 2023. read more »

Brawn originally wanted to hold six events this season, but after a debate with the teams about the potential cost of damage within the constraints of the budget cap it was... read more »

Ross Brawn says Formula 1 featured "great entertainment" in Sprint at Imola and will push for the format to be held six times in 2023. Sprint was introduced at three... read more »

Red Bull said no to more sprint races as the FIA would not even give the teams an inflationary increase on last year's allowance. read more »

Williams' Nicholas Latifi and Alex Albon have both admitted to being confused about Formula 1's changes to sprint races for the 2022 season. read more »

Following confirmation that there will be three Sprints this season, the FIA has revealed the revised session start times. read more »

Imola, Austria and Interlagos will all host Sprints in 2022, with structural changes also made so a repeat of the Belgian GP is not possible. read more »

As expected, due to failure to agree on a suitable compensation package for potential damage incurred in Sprint events, there will once again be just three of the events this... read more »

In addition as a response to feedback from both drivers and fans, pole position will now be officially awarded to the fastest driver in Friday qualifying, instead of the sprint... read more »

Formula 1 has revealed that three Sprint events will take place across the course of the 2022 season, with Imola, Austria and Brazil set to feature the format. Formula 1... read more »

F1 trialled a new sprint race weekend format at three events in 2021, staging a 100km race on Saturday to set the grid for the grand prix on Sunday.Plans were being formulated... read more »

Formula 1 bosses have offered a compromise of three sprint events this season instead of the planned six, with the teams still at odds over costs. read more »

Plans to hold as many as 6 Sprint races this season are in disarray after teams fail to agree on compensation. read more »

After a successful trial of three sprints last year, F1 owners Liberty Media had planned to expand the offering and run the Saturday qualifying races at six grands prix in... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Formula 1 needs to decide quickly on what their sprint race plans are for this season. read more »