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Todt: Saturday FP2 'makes no sense' on sprint race weekends
FIA president Jean Todt says he's "perplexed" by the inclusion of a Saturday practice session on F1's sprint race weekends, insisting the track time "makes no sense" for the sport's fans. F1 rolled out its second sprint race trial at Monza, having introduced the new format for the first time earlier this summer at Silverstone. Drivers qualify late on Friday afternoon for the 30-minute Saturday race. But the event is preceding by a mid-day final practice session. Todt disputes the usefulness and entertainment value of FP2 as cars are put under a virtual parc fermé regimen the day before ahead of qualifying, with settings therefore set in stone. "For the moment this...
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