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Brawn pushing for six-race sprint schedule for 2023

F1 boss Ross Brawn was pleased with Saturday's sprint race at Imola and says the entertainment value of the format justifies increasing the number of sprint events to six in 2023. After trialing the sprint concept last season and deeming the idea a success, F1 was hoping to include six sprint events on this year's calendar. However, teams frowned upon the financial allowance offered by F1 to compensate for the extra running costs, which led to a gridlock in the discussions between the parties. F1 subsequently offered a three-race compromise that the teams accepted with the Emilia Romagna, Austrian and Brazilian Grand Prix earmarked as the hosting venues for the 30-minute Saturday afternoon...
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