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No podium celebrations for F1's sprint races

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has leaked a few more details about this year's new sprint races, one of which is that they won't end with champagne celebrations. This season Formula 1 is set to trial sprint races at three grand prix weekends, Canada, Italy and Brazil. Qualifying for the sprint race will be held on the Friday, taking the slot usually reserved for free practice two. The race will then take place on the Saturday instead of the normal qualifying session. Points will be awarded from first to eighth, slightly less than half the points awarded for Sunday's grand prix. But what the sprint races won't have is a podium celebration. 'We are defining the sprint races now and we will...
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