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Sources are suggesting that “greed” from the FIA is preventing the sanctioning of an increase in sprint races, according to a report.

Sprint races first appeared in Formula 1 back in 2021, the events branded ‘sprint qualifying’ and used to determine the starting order for a grands prix.

Despite efforts to increase the number of sprint weekends for 2022, the schedule remained at three, the first sprint weekend having already taken place at Imola, with stagings in Austria and Brazil still to come.

However, the teams and Formula 1 are now said to be onboard with an expansion to six sprints from the 2023 season, but the FIA are proving to be the stumbling block as they are reluctant to give the green light to the agreement reached at the F1 Commission meeting.

The BBC reported that “several sources say the FIA asked for more money in return for its support”, with the governing body saying that the request was “not entirely money-related”, but they do need to be “properly resourced” and that more sprints mean “a significant impact on the workload of staff” and thus an increase in the operational staff needed.

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