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Ecclestone slams F1 ‘sprint qualifying' format
May 6 Bernie Ecclestone says Formula 1's new sprint qualifying format is 'complete nonsense'. Earlier, before the F1 Commission rubber-stamped the 100km Saturday qualifying race that will be trialled on three occasions in 2021, the former F1 supremo sounded supportive of the move. 'Why not?' he told Sport1. 'Let's see if the fans accept sprint racing.' Ecclestone, 90, went on to say the 'important thing' is that the new format will not involve reverse grids, as it would have 'violated the DNA of Formula 1'. 'It would have meant that the fastest are punished, not rewarded.' However, now in conversation with the German magazine Sport Bild, Ecclestone has performed a u-turn in his attitude...
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