Motor racing-Champions Vettel and Rosberg criticise sprint pole decision

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria - July 4, 2021 Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel before the race Pool via REUTERS/Christian Bruna

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Formula One champions Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel have criticised the decision to award pole position at the British Grand Prix to the winner of a new Saturday sprint race.

The new format, trialled for the first time at Silverstone this weekend, sees a qualifying session on Friday for the 100km sprint event on Saturday that will decide the grid for Sunday's grand prix.