F1 chief Stefano Domenicali has put reverse grids for Sprint events back on the table, saying it is a discussion that needs to be had between F1, the FIA and the teams.

Formula 1 introduced Sprint in 2021, beginning with three events, which in 2023 was increased to six.

Reverse Sprint grids? ‘We are open for that’

The short races have been met with mixed reviews from drivers and fans who suggest too many have produced dull, tyre-saving processions.

Even this year’s three Sprints, have been a snapshot of that.

Lewis Hamilton won in China with a lights to flag drive, while Belgium was labelled boring as it offered little by way of entertainment beyond the first lap that saw Max Verstappen overtake pole-sitter Oscar Piastri.

The Miami Sprint was a better event, but that was a wet-dry r

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