How does Formula 1 get the best out of its polarising F1 Sprint format? Keep it exactly as it is, that is the answer.

At the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, we saw the F1 Sprint format deliver exactly the kind of action and narrative which it was designed to inspire. No further tweaks are needed. If the Sprint is here to stay, then this is as good as it gets.

F1 Sprint light bulb moment finally arrived in Brazil

The F1 Sprint race weekend is not for everyone, but the gripping spectacle which it produced at Interlagos was the ideal case study to bring people round. We have seen tweaks and twists since the concept debuted in 2021, but at last, the F1 Sprint truly felt right, and it delivered across the weekend.

First up, we got an exciting Sprint race. Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes harried Lando

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