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Brawn: 'Critical' for Sprint Race to 'preserve' Grand Prix

Formula 1 director Ross Brawn says the inclusion of a 'Sprint Qualifying' event in the weekend schedule must preserve Sunday's Grand Prix, with the strongest competitor emerging as the winner. Formula 1 is set to trial at three venues this year a Saturday 'Sprint Qualifying' race as it is to be known that will determine the order of the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix. Silverstone has been earmarked as a likely venue to test the concept, but teams have yet to sign off on the idea which was set to be debated at length with team bosses on Saturday evening in Bahrain. Brawn says that regardless of the outcome of the Sprint Qualifying, the strongest driver of the weekend must still emerge on race...
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