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The 100km Sprint will set the grid for Sunday's grand prix at
Silverstone and, although some points will be awarded to the top
three, there will be no formal podium to avoid detracting from
the main event.
None of the drivers will be credited with a podium or race win
but they will get a victory parade in front of the fans and be
presented with specially-designed wreaths to wear around their
necks.
"F1 Sprint is a brand-new and exciting format, so we felt it was
important to come up with a post-race moment that was equally
special," said Alex Molina, Formula One's Director of Event
Spectacle.
"The moment recognises the seven decades of history in the sport
and combines it with a modern twist -- very similar to the
Sprint itself."
Formula One drivers of old were given large laurel wreaths to
wear on the podium but they had the disadvantage of covering
team and sponsor branding and the tradition was ended in the
1980s.
Britain's seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton is chasing a
record-extending eighth British Grand Prix win this weekend but
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is 32 points clear after nine races.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)
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