{"id":226103,"date":"2023-04-28T06:20:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=286097"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:22:15","slug":"the-changes-that-we-are-going-to-see-in-the-classification-of-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-changes-that-we-are-going-to-see-in-the-classification-of-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down the New F1 Classification: Changes and Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Formula 1 bosses have approved an overhaul of the sport&#8217;s weekend format<\/strong>, first revealed three weeks ago, starting with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"F1 22\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/66ca0a33-4ea8-4aa1-88f8-8912384e5e50\/216212103\/f1-22-F1%2022-icn.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">F1 22<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/f1-22.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/f1-22.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The six sprint races of the 2023 season, the first of which takes place this weekend in Baku<\/strong>, will see the introduction of a second qualifying session after the renewal gained the support of all ten teams on the grid on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the changes, <strong>a new separate qualifying session on Saturday morning will determine the starting order for that afternoon&#8217;s sprint race<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/fernando-alonso-good-pilot-and-best-tweeter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">while Friday&#8217;s qualifying will determine<\/a><\/strong> the grid for Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Real Winners &amp; Losers from F1&#039;s New Sprint Format\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rgXKNUjb7go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the changes in the Sprint race?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday&#8217;s additional qualifying session will be called the &#8220;Sprint Shootout&#8221; and will be shorter than the usual forma<strong>t. The three sessions will be 12, ten and eight minutes<\/strong> long, with the intention that the shorter final race will add more risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qualifying for the Grand Prix itself remains the same, with no changes to Sunday&#8217;s main event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The changes will apply to the other five sprint rounds in Austria, Belgium, Qatar, Austin and Brazil this year<\/strong>, while the regular Grand Prix weekend will remain as is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fernando was Swift to respond ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AzerbaijanGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AzerbaijanGP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#F1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLTCOZZ1UT\">pic.twitter.com\/LLTCOZZ1UT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Formula 1 (@F1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/F1\/status\/1651590774583074822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F1 Commission voted unanimously in favor of changes to the sprint format. 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World champion Max Verstappen has been critical of Formula One&#8217;s plans to extend the sprint calendar &#8211; saying at the latest round in Australia that he &#8220;won&#8217;t be around for long&#8221; if there are &#8220;too many changes&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/f1-22.en.softonic.com\/?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Formula One bosses are keen to appeal to the sport&#8217;s new generation of fans<\/a><\/strong>, and say the changes will provide three days of racing, rather than two, while reducing three hours of largely meaningless practice to a single hour.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"F1 22\" 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