Why Formula 1 is pushing for sprint races expansion

The original plan was an increase from the three staged in 2021 to six this season, but that was derailed by a debate over the financial implications amid a tighter budget cap. As a result, there will again be three sprints this year, with last weekend’s Imola event to be followed by Austria and Brazil.

While plans to run sprints in Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands were dropped, six remains the target for 2023, and that’s what F1 bosses Stefano Domenicali and Ross Brawn…