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Leclerc and Sainz sound warning as F1 plans Sprint expansion
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20/02/2026 at 09:5420/02/2026 at 09:58 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Formula 1’s plan to double its Sprint races from six to 12 per season in the future has detonated a fresh debate in the paddock – and the drivers are not lining up in neat formation. What began in 2021 as a three-race experiment has steadily embedded itself into the championship DNA. Now, after discussions at the F1 Commission in Bahrain, the sport is openly weighing up expanding Sprint weekends to half the calendar from 2027. The commercial logic is obvious: more action, more jeopardy, more sellable content across all three days. But inside the cockpit? It’s...
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