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Did F1’s new sprint format work?

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

The Chinese Grand Prix saw Formula 1 run its revamped sprint format for the first time, but was it simply more of the same or did the changes – which moved the sprint away from being a standalone event on the Saturday – improve the show?

Jake Boxall-Legge

Norris took a surprise second-place finish in Shanghai, beating Red Bull's Sergio Perez

Norris took a surprise second-place finish in Shanghai, beating Red Bull’s Sergio Perez

Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images

Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake’s original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master’s in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master’s year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe – and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.

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