Former India Formula One driver Karun Chandhok, 37, believes the new Sprint Qualifying is a half-baked attempt by the sport’s organisers to bring about radical changes and attract younger audiences. “I feel the Sprint Challenge is a half-hearted compromise and not exactly a proper shot at trying something totally different in F1,” Chandhok, who drove for the Hispania Racing Team in the 2010 Forma One season, told mid-day.com from the United Kingdom on Friday.

The Sprint Qualifying, set to be introduced in July’s British GP at Silverstone followed by two more GPs, will be a race across 100 km and will last around 30 minutes without any pit stop. It will replace the current qualifying procedure on Saturday with points to be awarded to the top three finishers (three points for the winner, two for second place and one for third). The order of finish will determine the order of Sunday's race grid.