Karun Chandhok shares what he wants to see on Formula 1 sprint weekends next season

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Karun Chandhok has become the latest person in Formula 1 to share his idea for what sprint weekends should look like in 2024.

Chandhok outlined his prospective plans on social media after the final sprint race of the season took place yesterday.

It was an interesting 24-lap race at Interlagos that unsurprisingly ended with Max Verstappen taking the chequered flag.

He was joined in the top three by Lando Norris and teammate Sergio Perez with both Mercedes and Ferraris struggling more than expected.

AlphaTauri continued their good form from Mexico yesterday too, with Yuki Tsunoda scoring three vital points.

However, there are thoughts that the current format could be improved in future.

Karun Chandhok has shared what he’d like to see on sprint weekends in 2024 and beyond.

His Sky Sports F1 colleague Martin Brundle has already spoken about what he expects to happen going into next year.

Chandhok’s idea is slightly different and might make those six sprint weekends even more exciting.

Chandhok shares idea for sprint weekends in 2024

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, the former HRT and Lotus driver said: “Lots of you making the fair point that the Sprint is a bit of a “spoiler” in terms of giving away the plot for the GP. I hear you.

“That’s why my suggestion is for an independent Sprint Championship on 6 weekends. Full reverse grid of championship order – pure entertainment.

“Will be great to watch heavy hitters come through the pack and maybe midfield teams hang on for a win.

“Nothing to do with the rest of the weekend but teams get points & prize money so it means something. Maybe even adjust wind tunnel allocation based on this.

“Cricket & Football have different tournaments that hold different values to fans. Same logic.

“Friday FP1 and Sprint, Saturday FP2 and Quali, Sunday GP. Satisfies the purists as the weekend is “normal” but some fun on Friday for new audiences.”

Chandhok’s idea might see the likes of Williams or Haas starting from the front row during sprint weekends in 2024 which would be entertaining.

The top teams are unlikely to want that change to happen though, as they’re much more likely to see their cars pick up damage trying to fight through the pack at each race.

They’ll also want their dominance rewarded and the idea of a reverse grid could be seen as a gimmick for the sake of simply trying to create more entertainment.

It will be interesting to see what format Formula 1 ends up with and whether they change the schedule used on sprint weekends.