Current F1 sprint format “too revealing” of full grand prix events

The sixth and final sprint race of the 2023 season will take place over the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend, as Interlagos becomes the only circuit to have hosted sprints in all three seasons since F1 began to experiment with introducing shortened races.

Sprint races were used as a method of setting the grid during 2021 and 2022 for the full grands prix, but 2023’s reformat has effectively created a standalone day for sprint qualifying and the race…