Why Sprint in Singapore adds new twist to F1's toughest race

What to expect as the Sprint format comes to the streets of Singapore and why a four-team battle for victory could be in store; watch F1s first-ever Singapore Grand Prix Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1, with Sprint Qualifying at 1pm on Friday

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Formula 1 stages its sixth and final Sprint event of the year this weekend to conclude the first flyaway triple header of the sport's busy 2026 season run in.

And, for the first time, the Sprint format is being used at the Singapore Grand Prix and its Marina Bay street track, home of the sport's original night race.

But on a track not known for its overtaking, what kind of weekend can we expect with two qualifying sessions and two races?

When the Sprint format was first introduced at three races for the 2021 season, the tracks selected - Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos - were ones deemed to be particularly good for racing so to justify the addition of a 100km race on the Saturday as an appetiser to the main Sunday Grand Prix.

Source: Sky Sports