Motor racing-F1 braced for chaos as sprint season starts in Baku

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - April 2, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Australian Grand Prix along with second placed Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

(Reuters) - Formula One is braced for chaos on the streets of Baku this weekend as Azerbaijan hosts the first sprint race of the season and kicks off a run of five grands prix in six weeks.

After a long April break due to the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix, racing resumes with the sprint recast as a standalone event and a qualifying session replacing final practice.