Despite Horner’s championship-winning squad cruising to victory in the F1 sprint at the United States Grand Prix, he has said the lacklustre spectacle has left even him unconvinced by the entertainment that the Saturday races produce.
With the standalone sprint format introduced this year rarely offering much good racing, and even ruining excitement for Sundays because they deliver answers about the true race-pace of each team, Horner thinks something needs to be done to shake things up.
“I think you have got to add a bit more jeopardy to it,” explained Horner at the Circuit of the Americas.
“Whether you do a reverse the top 10 or something, but then you've got to add enough points to it to make it worth the drivers to really go for it.
“It still doesn't quite feel... [special when] you win a sprint race. Obviously, it doesn't mean quite as much as a grand prix, but I think that we're in a process where we need to be open to change and evolution.
“I think that the concept is fine, but I think the execution: we can do a better job in making it more exciting for the viewer.”
Source: Autosport