The grid for Sunday's Grand Prix will be determined by Saturday's race, with more points awarded to the top finishers.
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Imola will not produce an exciting first sprint race of the season, according to Charles Leclerc. The first of three sprint race weekends for the 2022 season will be held in Emilia-Romagna. The grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix will be determined by Saturday’s race, with more points awarded to the top finishers. The Monegasque driver is sitting atop the drivers’ championship table after three races, winning two and finishing second once. However, the Ferrari driver has admitted that he was unsure how thing would turn out on the weekend.
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“I had completely forgotten that we have a sprint race there,” Leclerc said as per RaceFans. “There are a lot of things that are going to be quite crazy in Imola for us and obviously other that it will also be a race weekend where we’ll have a sprint race. Whether it’s the right track to do so or not, I don’t know – I think we’ll have the answer after the weekend. With these cars, also, maybe it’s a bit easier to follow, so hopefully it should be an exciting sprint race and race.”
In 2022, the F1 Sprint format will return for a second year, with a few changes including a new points system and a couple of new track locations. From Friday qualifying to the main event – the Grand Prix – on Sunday afternoon. Following a review of the three Sprint races last year, the FIA decided to keep the same number for 2022, citing the pressures on the teams as a result of the introduction of sweeping changes to the aerodynamic rules. The Sprint will be held at two different locations this year, with Imola and the Red Bull Ring getting the opportunity to host the event.
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F1 Sprint, like last year, will be a 100-kilometer race with no mandatory pit stops and drivers racing flat-out to the finish line. This year, however, there will be a lot more on the line, as points will be awarded to the top eight drivers instead of just the top three.
The driver who takes P1 will now earn eight points instead of three, with a sliding scale down to one point for eighth place. Both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships will be affected by these points. The grid for Sunday’s showpiece event, the Grand Prix, will be determined by the results of the F1 Sprint race, which will be held in the traditional format.
