Motor racing-Mercedes boss says F1 sprint format is 'not fish, not meat'


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - September 5, 2021 Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff arrives at the circuit REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

(Reuters) - Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff dismissed Formula One's experimental Saturday sprint format as 'not fish, not meat' and said it was not doing much for the sport either.

The 100km qualifying race was trialled for the second time at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, but drivers struggled to overtake.

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