Asia News TheFoxPosts.com

The upcoming Formula One season will feature sprint weekends in six different locations, namely China (19-21 April) , Miami (3-5 May) , Austria (28-30 June) , USA (18-20 October) , Brazil (1-3 November) , and Qatar (29 November-1 December) . While Interlagos has hosted the sprint format every year since its introduction, Austria has already hosted it twice, and the tracks in Austin and Losail will be hosting it for the second time in a row. China and Miami will be debuting in the sprint format this year . The sprint format was introduced in 2021 to excite the audience during all three days of the com Pet ition. However, teams and drivers have appealed to separate the sessions related to the sprint and the race. The format is expected to change to some extent in the upcoming season. According to Sky Sports , all parties agree that it would be beneficial for the sprint qualifiers to be held on Friday after free practice, the sprint on Saturday morning, and then the qualifiers fo...

This weekend marks the first time in MotoGP history that the series is racing in India, utilising the former Formula 1 venue about 50km away from New Delhi. Moments before Q2 for the Moto3 class was due to get under way on Saturday afternoon, a heavy downpour has forced a lengthy delay to qualifying action. With the MotoGP sprint due to get under way at 11am BST (3:30pm local time), racing action is likely to be delay ed should conditions clear enough for the Moto3 and Moto2 qualifying sessions to be completed. Due to the lack of wet data on the Buddh track, MotoGP riders have agreed that in the event of rain there will be an additional practice in the conditions before the sprint. Stefan Bradl, Repsol Honda Team Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images An update from Dorna Sports confirmed the plan. “15 minutes after the end of Moto2 Q2, pitlane will open for a 15-minute MotoGP session in the wet,” the update read. “20 minutes after t...