Stefano Domenicali has rejected concerns over how to evolve F1’s spri🤪nt raceꦐ format - and is “interested” in reversing the grid.

This season the scheduling of sprint weekends at F1 rounds ♏has been tweaked but even bolder changes could be around the corner.

A theory to ‘reverse the grid’ inღtrigues the Formula 1 CEO.

“There a𒉰re certain topics that are always quite debatable,” Domenicali told .

“W♊e can really once again discuss if there is the need to reverse the grid, or half🌸 of the grid like what F2 and F3 are doing.

“So these are ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚalways things to keep the mind alive, if I may say, with the intent to keep something always interesting.

“Personally, I would say, why not? It's a lot of action. It is overtaking. You're fighting for poin🎃ts?

“Some🥃 people can say, ‘Oh, it is a fake wayꦯ of racing.’

“Fake? There is nothing fake related to what you believe is the right format t🦩o produce great action. So I would be interested to discuss that again. Yes.”

Six rounds this season will feature a sprint race on 𝔍a Saturday, and the accompanying sprin🎐t qualifying.

By contrast MotoGP, whic🧜h F1 owners Liberty Media bought this year, features a sprint race at every round, on the Saturday before the Sunday grand prix.

Domenicali explained that his plan to spice up an F1 weekend is t✃o add a competitive element to every se♏ssion, rather than just run three practice hours.

“My dream will be: every time that y♔ou go on the track, there is something to fight for,” he added.

Reversing the grid, however, represents a complex solution because it includes a ru🦂le change to prevent F1 drivers intentionally qualifying last, to line up in pole position.

F1 Academy෴ currently uses a partially reversed grid. In Race 2 of their three-race round, the top eight cars are reordered in reverse. Less points are awarded for this race than the other tw🧜o.

But drivers remain incentivised to qualify in pole position because they retain♏ the usual order for Race 1 and 3.