F1 Dash format: How new 2024 schedule will work at occasions in China, Miami, Austria, Austin, Brazil and Qatar

Components 1’s Dash weekend format for 2024 defined forward of its return at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix.

What’s modified for 2024?

There was a really important tweak to the operating order of Dash weekends.

As was the case final 12 months, the weekend will start with a single free follow session on Friday, however from there on it is all change.

Relatively than Qualifying for Sunday’s race, Dash Qualifying (previously often known as the Dash Shootout) will comply with afterward Friday.

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Saturday will then start with the 100km Dash contest, with full Qualifying to comply with later within the day, setting the grid for the Grand Prix on Sunday.

The change of order permits for an important change of parc ferme restrictions, which final 12 months prevented groups from making important setup adjustments from the second full Qualifying started on a Friday via till the tip of the weekend.

The brand new operating order will nonetheless see automobiles go into parc ferme when the primary aggressive session – Friday’s Dash Qualifying – begins, however they are going to then be launched from the restrictions after Saturday’s Dash.

Groups may have the prospect to make use of the information they’ve gained to change setups forward of full Qualifying, at the beginning of which they are going to as soon as extra be locked in for Sunday’s race.

Why has there been a change?

There had been a rising feeling within the paddock throughout final season’s Sprints that giving groups simply 60 minutes to organize for all the weekend was an excessive amount of to ask.

Whereas the system offered the potential for extra surprises and an preliminary shifting of the pecking order, there have been additionally downsides.

Each Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have been disqualified from the 2023 United States Grand Prix after their automobiles failed a bodily flooring and plank put on inspection after the race, with the previous’s Mercedes boss Toto Wolff afterwards citing the challenges of the format.

The state of affairs highlighted the problem confronted by groups, significantly on a bumpy floor just like the one at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.

A repeat of a state of affairs like that must be averted, whereas there’s one other important potential profit.

As world champion Max Verstappen – essentially the most vocal critic amongst drivers of the Dash format – has repeatedly mentioned, the 100km has largely acted as a preview of the Grand Prix, if situations stay related, with no main adjustments allowed.

Below the brand new guidelines, there could possibly be important adjustments to efficiency from Saturday to Sunday, which might utterly alter the pecking order for Sunday’s race.

How does Dash Qualifying work?

There isn’t any change to the format of Dash Qualifying, with essentially the most notable alteration being the dropping of its former title, the Dash Shootout.

The session will comply with the identical format as final season, with every of its three elements shorter than full qualifying to handle engine and tyre issues the groups had earlier than final 12 months’s adjustments.

SQ1 is 12 minutes.

SQ2 is 10 minutes.

SQ3 is eight minutes.

The purpose is that every automobile would solely have one flying lap in every session, though two runs could possibly be achieved in SQ1 whereas SQ2 and SQ3 would permit time for 2 timed laps with out a pitstop in between makes an attempt.

The opposite important distinction between Dash Qualifying and full Qualifying are restrictions on tyre utilization within the former.

Whereas drivers are free to make use of any of their accessible tyres in common qualifying, within the Dash Shootout they’re solely allowed to run one set of tyres in every half.

A brand new set of medium tyres are obligatory in SQ1 and SQ2, whereas a set of tyres is obligatory in SQ3, however they do not need to be new.

The 2023 guidelines had initially made a brand new set obligatory in every of the three elements of Dash Qualifying, however the rules have been modified mid-season after some groups created an undesirable state of affairs by deliberately leaving themselves unable to compete in SQ3 as they used up their new units of sentimental tyres in earlier periods.

What’s the level programs for the Dash?

Factors for the Dash in 2024 stay unchanged.

A complete of 36 factors are on supply for the highest eight finishers in Saturday’s race. That is allotted as follows:

• 1st place – 8 factors
• 2nd place – 7 factors
• third place – 6 factors
• 4th place – 5 factors
• fifth place – 4 factors
• sixth place – 3 factors
• seventh place – 2 factors
• eighth place – 1 level

In contrast to within the Sunday Grand Prix, there isn’t any level for quickest lap within the Dash.

And the factors actually will be essential: Max Verstappen final season grew to become the primary driver to clinch a world title in a Dash on the Saturday in Qatar.

Are there pit stops within the Dash?

Pit stops are few and much between given how brief a Dash is.

In contrast to the Grand Prix, there isn’t any obligatory change of tyres required and, except automobiles undergo injury or puncture or it rains, do not count on them to go away the motion on observe for the pit lane between lights out and the chequered flag.

Drivers are free to run on no matter tyre compound – onerous, medium or mushy – that they need.

The place will Dash weekends happen in 2024?

As was the case in 2023, there are six Dash weekends this season.

The primary was hosted by China, as rain throughout Dash Qualifying on the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit resulted in unimaginable leisure.

The primary two Sprints of the 12 months have been back-to-back, as Miami hosted the format for the primary time, in Might.

In June, Austria hosted a Dash for a 3rd successive season, delivering one other completely entertaining contest.

After a protracted stint with out a Dash, the format returns this weekend with Austin’s Circuit of the Americas retaining internet hosting duties at the US Grand Prix.

The Sao Paulo Grand Prix maintains its standing as the one observe to have hosted a Dash in each season because the format was launched in 2021.

Qatar holds the ultimate Dash weekend on the penultimate weekend of the season.

Who’s received the earlier Sprints?

Max Verstappen received seven of the 12 F1 Dash races to have taken place between 2021 and 2023.

The Dutchman received 4 of final season’s six occasions, however truly sealed the world title when coming second to McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Qatar.

The opposite driver to win one was Verstappen’s Purple Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, who triumphed in Azerbaijan when he seemed to be threatening a title problem within the early levels of the season.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has by no means received a Dash, however Mercedes have three victories – two from Valtteri Bottas and one from the Finn’s alternative George Russell.

This season, Verstappen went three-for-three in China, Miami and Austria, however is extremely unlikely to keep up his dominance given Purple Bull have hardly ever been unable to match the tempo of their rivals of the previous couple of months.

Sky Sports activities F1’s stay United States GP schedule

Thursday October 17
8pm: Drivers’ Press Convention

Friday October 18
6pm: United States GP Apply One (session begins at 6.30pm*)
8.30pm: Group Principals’ Press Convention
10pm: United States GP Dash Qualifying (qualifying begins at 10.30pm*)

Saturday October 19
6pm: United States GP Dash build-up
7pm: United States GP Dash
8.30pm: Ted’s Dash Pocket book
10pm: United States GP Qualifying build-up*
11pm: United States GP Qualifying*
(Sunday) 1am: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book

Sunday October 20
6.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: United States GP build-up*
8pm: THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX*
10pm: Chequered Flag: United States GP response
11pm: Ted’s Pocket book

*additionally stay on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion (Sunday’s race build-up from 7.15pm)

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