Valtteri Bottas is one of the riders who loves sprint stages. The Alfa Romeo driver proposes to intensify the battle during such race weekends to change the qualifying format so that each driver gets one attempt with a fast lap on an empty track.
Valtteri Bottas: “The more weekends we spend in this format, the more I like it, especially now that we have a separate qualification for the sprint on Saturday. On such weekends there are more opportunities to earn points, but for me the most important thing is that we get into the fight right away – just one training session, the importance of which increases, and qualifying immediately follows. Cool format!
Same story on Saturday – no preparation and immediately qualifying. This format, of course, is more complicated, but I like it – it works.
Personally, I also want to change qualifying so that everyone only has one fast lap – the order of departure to the track can be random. This is my wish.
In addition, I would like to see ten riders get points at the end of the sprint. Our team is now tenth, so points in the top ten are a good option.”
Source: F1 News
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