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F1 CEO hits back at sprint qualifying cost debate

Apr.7 Stefano Domenicali says Formula 1 risks losing sight of 'the big picture' amid a dispute over extra funding for the three-race sprint qualifying trial. Top team bosses Toto Wolff and Christian Horner are arguing behind the scenes that teams need to be compensated under the new budget cap for the additional costs of the extra races. 'We are in the process of defining the final details of these short races on Saturday,' F1 CEO Domenicali told Rai's Radio Anch'io Sport. 'We want to have that done by mid April. 'We will use this format for the first time in Silverstone,' the Italian announced. Some team bosses are hitting back at the Wolff-Horner argument, especially when it is putting...
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