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Formula 1 to discuss changing name of sprint races

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images The idea behind introducing a sprint race on Saturday continues to take shape in Formula 1, with the actual name of the event one of the topics being discussed. RacingNews365.com understands that a meeting will take place at 7:30 local time in Bahrain on Saturday night to discuss what has so far been described as a sprint race. However the use of sprint qualifying looks to be gathering steam in order to avoid having two race winners on the weekend, thus ensuring the Sunday race remains as prestigious as possible. Other ideas that will be discussed include how tyres will be used during the sprint qualifying in order to make...
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