Formula One CEO says to expect more sprint races in 2027

Reduced distance sprint races, with eight ⁠points to the ​winner, are held on Saturday mornings with qualifying replacing ​the usual second Friday practice.

Aug 6 : Formula One will have more sprint races in 2027 than the current six but will maintain the scarcity value, chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Thursday.The 2027 calendar has yet to be published, with the Iran war casting lingering uncertainty over Middle Eastern races, but Domenicali said it will again b