Just how different would the 2023 F1 Sprint Championship have looked compared to the actual championship standings?
With the Sprint races finished for 2023, who would have won the ‘Sprint Championship’ that has been proposed for the future?
With all six Sprint events for 2023 now in the rearview mirror, let’s pore through the results and figure out just how different a 2023 ‘Sprint Championship’ would have looked.Such a championship, of course, does not yet exist, but it’s still interesting to see whether any additional spice could be added to a season’s racing by splitting off the Sprint into its own tier.
With four wins from six sprint races, actual World Champion Max Verstappen would also have won the unofficial Sprint Championship. Having finished third in Azerbaijan and second in Qatar, Verstappen finished with 45 points out of the maximum 48 points available.F1 schedule: When is the next F1 race and where is it being held?
The biggest loser would be Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes man occupies third place in the real championship, but would only have finished seventh in a Sprint Championship scenario.