After the Easter break, F1 returns to action at Imola for the championship’s third race at the iconic venue since it rejoined the calendar during the reshaped 2020 campaign amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Imola also hosts the first sprint race of 2022, with three in total scheduled for this year, following the new format’s introduction last season. The other two F1 sprint races will be held during the Austrian and Sao Paulo GPs.
F1’s sprint race is essentially a shortened version of a normal race, run over a shorter 100km distance and with no mandatory pitstops, compared to F1’s usual 305km grand prix distance (with the exception of the Monaco GP).
F1’s sprint race on Saturday afternoon will be a straightforward 100km race, which tallies up to 21 laps at Imola, with the finishing order setting the final grid for the grand prix on Sunday. The sprint race starts at 3.30pm BST on Saturday and is expected to last around 30 minutes, ‘timed out’ after 60 minutes in total and…
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