Formula 1 has confirmed the revised session times for the 2021 British Grand Prix weekend, where the new sprint qualifying format is set to be trialled for the first time.
Silverstone will be the first venue to trial the new format, with Monza and Interlagos also expected to trial it later on in the season. An additional sprint race will take place on Saturday, with qualifying being moved to Friday.
Friday will consist of one 60-minute practice session followed by a qualifying session in the afternoon to determine the grid for the 100km sprint race. Friday’s traditional second practice will be moved to Saturday morning, ahead of the sprint qualifying race, the results of which will then decide the starting grid for Sunday’s main grand prix.
Reduced points – 3, 2, 1 – will be on offer for the top three finishers of sprint qualifying.
British Grand Prix weekend schedule:
All times local time
FRIDAY
FP1: 14:30-15:30
Qualifying: 18:00-19:00
SATURDAY
FP2: 12:00-13:00
Sprint Qualifying: 16:30-17:00
SUNDAY
Race: 15:00
The proposals were met with an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the drivers when asked for their opinions at Imola last month.
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