Tue, 21-Oct-2025

F1 will hold six “sprint” events, doubling the numbers

F1

Shorter “sprint” races will be added to the existing 24 grand prix weekends. Teams had requested extra time to analyze the impact of increase workforce. F1 and the teams had agreed to the rise back in April, but Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the newly elected president of the FIA, held up approval. The additional shorter “sprint” … Read more

Jacobs challenges Bolt to charity ‘capture the flag’

Jacobs

ROME: Italy’s Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has challenged Usain Bolt to a charity team sprinting contest after the retired Jamaican said he could have won the blue riband race in Tokyo. Bolt told AFP in an interview last week that it was frustrating to watch the delayed 2020 Games from his home in Jamaica as … Read more