Red Bull's Christian Horner feels Formula 1's restrictive sprint parc ferme rules are a 'joke' in the wake of a controversial sprint weekend in Austin.
F1 tweaked the sprint format it uses at six races in 2023 by moving qualifying for the main grand prix to Friday afternoon, followed by sprint qualifying and the race on Saturday ahead of Sunday's main grand prix. Cars are placed under parc ferme rules after Friday morning's single free practice session, which means teams are locked into their car setups and subject to strict limits on the items they can change for the remainder of the weekend.
Photo by: Alfa Romeo Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo C43 'Effectively, it's just a long run on a sprint race. And there's no real jeopardy to it, there's no real incentive behind it.' Horner's star driver Max Verstappen is a big opponent of sprint races, calling for them to be scrapped as he takes 'no satisfaction' from winning them. The format has been hit and miss, with an entertaining sprint in Qatar followed by a dud in Austin, which is often dictated by tyre wear.
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