After three seasons with the Sprint format in some Grand Prix races, the concept continues to be subject to adjustments. Recently, the rounds with Sprint for next year were announced – with the debuts of China and Miami – and the changes may extend to inverted starting grids.
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The F1 Commission recently determined that the concept will undergo modifications next year, although it did not specify which ones. In particular, there will be a more logical sequencing of the various sessions. A meeting in January will discuss further proposals, and one of them could be the inversion of the starting grids for the Sprint races – according to Auto Motor und Sport.
However, if the Sprint Shootout – the qualification for the Sprint race – remains, a grid inversion could make it less appealing to achieve the best results. As a countermeasure in this scenario, points could be awarded to the top finishers of the Sprint Shootout. However, there is still a lot of resistance from the teams, so inverted grids are possible but unlikely for the next season.