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Teams want extra money for ‘sprint qualifying'

Mar.27 Progress on F1's three-race ‘sprint qualifying' trial in 2021 has hit a snag. Teams are arguing with the sport's authorities over the financial aspect of the proposal, insisting that the new format will cost them more just as the $145m budget cap is imposed. It emerged in Bahrain on Friday that the teams have submitted a counter-proposal whereby in the event of car damage incurred during the short qualifying races, they can claim those expenses outside of the budget cap. 'It definitely needs to be addressed,' said McLaren supremo Zak Brown. 'Sprint qualifying will cost more money and can cost significantly more money if there's accident damage. I think there are some...
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