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I would say the old format had a negative effect on the Grand Prix weekend, but the new one is just totally pointless so I think this is an improvement because I didn’t bother watching it, and am instead watching this weekend like a normal Grand Prix format, but those who do enjoy it can watch the extra race (although it is still annoying that some events are now worth 33 points and others 25). But for me, sprint races just don’t work in Formula 1.
Another point is that apparently Tsunoda was caught out by a red flag in sprint qualifying which knocked him out in Q1. It is rather unfair that people’s laps can be spoiled based on the completely arbitrary timing of when a red flag is shown in qualifying. Perhaps in red flag situations in qualifying, anyone past the zone of the incident should be allowed to finish their lap, unless it is a situation of immediate danger (like Grosjean’s Bahrain crash but I can’t think of any recent examples in qualifying).
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