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Sprint races aren’t a golden bullet

Whether we like it or not, motorsport is very much in a transition phase and the consumption of it is changing too. Formula 1’s various shifts in recent years are a case in point. The series is moving further away from traditional venues in favour of fan-hub street tracks, while it has made format tweaks to something that hasn’t really changed that much for decades. Of course, we’re talking about sprint races.

F1’s radical decision to try three sprint races on a Saturday to decide the

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