September, Monza Holds Second Sprint Race Experimental Format In F1

Illustration of the F1 race at the Monza Circuit (Twitter @F1)

JAKARTA - The Italian Grand Prix at Monza in September will present the second sprint race in Formula 1 this season after the experimental format debuted at Silverstone, England last week.

As reported by Antara from the official F1 website, today will open with the first free practice session in the afternoon, followed by qualifying, which determines the starting position of the sprint race, in the afternoon.

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While Saturday morning will begin with a second free practice session, which will be the last practice session, before the riders race in the 100 km sprint race to determine the starting position in the core race on Sunday.

The sprint race at the Monza Circuit which has a track length of 5,793 km is likely to be 18 laps, while the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday will have 53 laps.

The venue for the third sprint race format, and the last to be tested this season, will be determined later by the organizers.