I’m happy to see it’s still doing that, [but] the race will be a different story.”. It sets up an intriguing race between the two men who have dominated the season. We are on the front row and everyone is expecting a great race and that’s what we want.”. Hamilton said: “This is one of the best races of the year and it’s simply because of that city and the crowd we get here. The race being where it is, there is a discomforting aspect to this in some respects. And then there is the future of F1’s new ‘sprint’ format, of which three have been held this year, moving qualifying to Friday and holding a one-third distance race on Saturday to set the grid for the grand prix.

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