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Vettel doubts ‘official' purpose of sprint qualy

Sebastian Vettel said he will remain open to the sprint qualifying concept as a way of creating excitement, as the 'official' reasoning goes. Adding sprint races to the Formula 1 race weekend was far from a new idea, but at last now they have been given the green light to replace Saturday qualifying at certain rounds of the 2021 season. Silverstone has been confirmed as the first host of Sprint Qualifying. It is a concept which has never proven popular with Vettel, though now that it is a reality, the four-time World Champion is prepared to give it a try. That being said, he hinted at a different motive behind the 'official' reason for their introduction. “Obviously it’s decided so...
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