Paddock Club Boom and the Sprint Cash InjectionYet in many other ways, F1’s finances are in rude health. Such has been the success of the Sprint format that there will be more than the current six next season, reveals F1’s CEO. The 2023 Baku Sprint was universally slammed as one of the most boring 30 minutes of F1 ever broadcast. Severe tyre degradation caused by high-frequency kerb vibrations forced Pirelli to mandate maximum stint lengths during the main race, turning the Grand Prix into a forced multi-stop sprint. This was first trialed at this year’s Belgian Grand Prix and was priced at €10,000 a head.