F🐼ormula 1’s new proposal to introduce shorter Saturday sprint races at select rounds in 202🅷1 is to be put to a vote at the next F1 Commission meeting on Thursday.

After a reverse-grid qualifying race idea was rejected last year following three unsuccessful attempts to revamp the weekend format, F1 is pushing a different approach in a bid to increase entertainment levels 🉐this season.

New F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed last week the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“reserve grid is over” whil🎃e revealing the c🐓hampionship’s latest effort to trial a Saturday sprint race this year.

It is u♌nderstood that Canada, Italy and Brazil have been chosen as the rounds where the format will be tested given tꦬhat the circuits normally provide fast and exciting racing.

Qualifying for the shorꦯter race on Saturday would t🌊ake place on Friday at the selected events.

Friday practice track time has already reduced from 90 minutes to 60 per session for the upcoming campaign ♏and the Friday qualifying session would replace FP2 at the aforementioned events - a move F1 believes would 🍌not only help improve TV audiences but also boost attendances at races.

The Fridayไ qualifying would set the grid for the Saturday sprint race, which would run at around one-third🐻’s distance of the main grand prix.

Reduced points would be on offer for the top-eight finishers, while the race would 🎶also determine the grid for Sunday.

Teams and bosses wi🐽ll discuss and vote 🎐on the plan on Thursday, where a ‘super majority’ of 28 votes out of 30 across F1, the governing body the FIA, and the 10 teams is required for the idea to be passed.

If the proposal i𝐆s backed and successfully pushed through, F1𒅌 is likely to utilise the format more widely across the 2022 season.

Another subject on the agenda for the F1 cꦚommission to discuss is Red Bull’s push for an engine development freeze as part of its continuation bid to takeover the Honda power unit from 2022.