Reverse Grids, Short Races and MotoGP-Style Sprints All “on the Agenda” in F1 Shakeup

Verstappen Torches F1’s Quick-Fix: Let The Sport Breathe

At Monza, Max Verstappen plants a boot on the brake pedal of F1’s latest quick fix, warning that shrinking Sundays into snackable sprints could suffocate the very heartbeat of a Grand Prix—strategy, tire fade, and the gasp-before-the-Safety-Car. While proposals swirl—reverse grids, more Sprints, fewer practice laps—Verstappen draws a harder line: don’t shorten the race; tighten the field. Is F1 chasing attention spans or torching the tension tha…

‘A problem with the kids’ - Fernando Alonso shoots down shorter F1

Fernando Alonso is against the idea to potentially shorten F1 races.

Domenicali sees more sprint weekends and shorter races as part of a new era of F1 weekend formats

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali made some unexpected statements regarding changes to the race weekend format that will impact fan engagement. Currently, Formula 1 bosses are reviewing the current format and discussing possible courses of action. While no immediate announcement has been made yet, Domenicali went on to state that these decisions would adapt to the... The post Domenicali sees more sprint weekends and shorter races as part of a new era of…

F1 CEO moots new Sprint format, shorter races and culling free practice

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said that a new Sprint Race format, reverse grids and even lessening or removing free practice sessions are all future possibilities. The Italian has not been adverse to discussing potential radicalisations of the sport in the past, recently floating the idea of reverse grids for the Sprints, similar to Formula 2. Domenicali, who has been F1’s supremo since 2021, has overseen a number of drastic changes in that t…