The sprint race has upended Formula 1’s weekend schedule, with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) announcing that its format will be changed in 2024 to make it easier to follow.

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Formula 1 will change the format of sprint races in 2024

The FIA ​​said it would present a final proposal to the F1 commission in January, Reuters reported.

“The commission has offered support for an update to the sprint format for 2024 to further optimize the weekend by separating the sprint and the Grand Prix. The final sprint calendar for 2024 will be published in the coming weeks,” the FIA ​​said in a statement.

Six of this year’s 22 stages have included sprint races, with Max Verstappen becoming the one-day world champion on Saturday after a sprint race in Qatar.

The teams discussed moving the qualifying “shootout” to Friday, and the 100 km race should take place on Saturday morning before qualifying for the grand prix on Sunday, writes News.ro.

In the current format, qualifying for the Grand Prix takes place on Friday, and qualifying for the sprint and race is on the Saturday schedule.

“I think it’s clear that the sprint has to evolve a bit. In some cases, the sprint was slightly below expectations. There are no pit stops, it tends to stay in grid order and it’s a bit like getting a medal for a long race.

I believe that this needs to be worked on a little more within the framework of the sports forum, and then, undoubtedly, we will sit down at the next meeting of the commission at the beginning of the new year and, hopefully, we will finally determine the format” – Christian Horner, head of Red Bull.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, schedule

November 26

Race / Time 15:00

November 25

Qualification / 16:00 – 17:00

Training 3 / 12:30 – 13:30.

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The position of the drivers before the last Grand Prix of 2023

1 Max Verstappen (RedBull) 549 points / champion

2 Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 273

3 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 232

4 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 200

5 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 200

6 Lando Norris (McLaren) 195

7 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 188

8 George Russell (Mercedes) 160

9 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 89

10 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 73

11 Pierre Gasly (Alpisky) 62

12 Esteban Ocon (Alpiyskiy) 58

13 Alexander Albon (Williams) 27

14 Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 13

15 Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 10

16 Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 9

17 Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) 6

18 Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) 6

19 Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 3

20 Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) 2

21 Logan Sargent (Williams) 1

22 Nick De Vries (AlphaTauri) 0

Rating of builders

1 RedBull 822 points / champion

2 Mercedes 392s

3 Ferrari 388s

4 McLaren 284

5 Aston Martin 273

6 Alpine Renault 120

7 Williams 28

8 Alpha Tauri 21

9 Alfa Romeo 16

10 Haas 12.

Formula 1 season calendar for 2023

March 5: Bahrain – victory for Max Verstappen

March 19: Saudi Arabia – victory for Sergio Perez

April 2: Australia – victory for Max Verstappen

April 30: Azerbaijan / Baku – Winner Sergio Perez

May 7: Miami – victory for Max Verstappen

May 21: Emilia-Romagna / Imola – CANCELED

May 28: Monaco/Monte Carlo – victory for Max Verstappen

June 4: Spain / Barcelona – winner Max Verstappen

June 18: Canada / Montreal – winner Max Verstappen

July 2: Austria / Spielberg – victory of Max Verstappen

July 9: Great Britain / Silverstone – victory for Max Verstappen

July 23: Hungary / Hungaroring – Winner Max Verstappen

July 30: Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps – victory of Max Verstappen

August 27: Netherlands / Zandvoort – Winner Max Verstappen

September 3: Italy / Monza – winner Max Verstappen

September 17: Singapore / Marina Bay – Victor Carlos Sainz

September 24: Japan / Suzuka – victory of Max Verstappen

October 8: Qatar / Losail – victory of Max Verstappen

October 22: USA/Austin – victory of Max Verstappen

October 29: Mexico / Mexico City – victory of Max Verstappen

November 5: Brazil / Sao Paulo – victory of Max Verstappen

November 18: Las Vegas – victory for Max Verstappen

November 26: Abu Dhabi / Yas Marina.