Formula 1 needs to make a decision soon on how its sprint qualifying format will work in 2022, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Sprint events were introduced at three rounds last year and the series has indicated they will return at six race weekends on the 2022 F1 calendar. However F1 motorsport director Ross Brawn has previously suggested a raft of changes are under consideration for this year.
In 2021 the sprint events were officially referred to as qualifying sessions but took the form of races run to one-third grand prix distance. They were used to set the starting order of the grid and awarded points to the top three finishers.
For the upcoming season Brawn has indicated F1 is considering several changes to the sprint format. He is keen to ensure the pole position winner is decided by qualifying, rather than a race. F1 is also looking at increasing the number of points awarded for sprint events: Last year drivers scored three for a win, two for second and one for…