Formula One approved a shake-up to the sprint format on Tuesday in time for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In Baku, which stages the first of this season's six sprints, the 100-kilometer dash becomes a standalone event on the Saturday of race weekends. A shortened qualifying version will be held in the morning of the approximately 30 minute race to define the starting order for the sprint first introduced in 2021. Qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix will now he held on Friday, the traditional three-session qualifying preceded by a first practice session.

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