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Vettel: Sprint races more a patch than a fix
Four times Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has spoken out against a proposal for Saturday sprint races to replace regular qualifying at selected grand prix weekends. The German, who has moved to Aston Martin from Ferrari and has a keen sense of F1 history, said the proposal made no sense to him. 'I don't like it,' Vettel told reporters at the launch of the team's 2021 car. 'Why would you have a pre-final to a final? What's the point of that? I don't understand it. If there is a race on Saturday then I will have to take part because I still want to drive on Sunday but in my point of view it makes no sense.' Vettel said grands prix had always been around 300km as the main challenge...
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