FIA has announced changes to racing weekend with a sprint race. Their original plan was to organize this year six sprint weekends, but reduced this number to tri - for known financial reasons and the blockade of large teams.
At the same time, they will change significantly distribution of points on this shorter race. If only they got points last year the first three by key 3-2-1, the winner will receive this year 8 points, second 7 and so on until eighth place, which will still provide 1 point. The winner Friday’s qualifiers on the weekend with a sprint race, will be the holder position field for statistics. The order Sunday races however, it will continue to determine sprint result.
They were also determined organizers of sprint races namely GP Emilia-Pilgrimage in Imola, Austrian GP in Spielberg in Sao Paulo GP in Interlagos. A change has also been made to nameas the sprint race will no longer be called "sprint qualifiers"But only"sprint“Which is a little tastier.
Today the results of the investigation should also be published Abu Dhabireceived or received by the teams, but: “Feedback from the inquiry into the issues raised will be included in the President's analysis, and he will publicly present structural changes and an action plan in the coming days,”They wrote in FIA.