Formula 1 has delayed plans to host a unique ‘rookie race’ until at least 2025 after a meeting of the F1 Commission on Wednesday. The original plan was to host a sprint race during the post-season test – which takes place after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – for aspiring F1 drivers to showcase their skills.

The concept to hold a 10-car sprint event on the Tuesday after the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix looked set for approval, with all major stakeholders in favour of the idea t

The idea for a Rookie Sprint race has been on the table for some time, and the F1 Commission met on Wednesday to discuss

Formula 1 has scrapped its plans to hold a rookie sprint race in Abu Dhabi in December, opting instead to revisit the idea in the future.

F1 has abandoned a plan to stage a sprint race solely for rookie drivers after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The idea to hold a 10-car sprint event on the Tuesday after the season finale in Abu Dhabi for rookie drivers only had received widespread support from the teams but it has been postponed by a year.

The F1 rookie race has been put on hold after a meeting of the F1 commission took place where they concluded the event couldn't occur due to various constraints

A plan to host an end-of-season race for aspiring drivers, dubbed the 'rookie race', is delayed until at least 2025 by Formula 1 bosses.

Dr Helmut Marko, like most others in Formula 1, was caught by surprise with the news that a ‘rookie race’ will not take place

In recent weeks momentum was building within Formula 1 for a season-ending Sprint Race featuring rookies, to be held following the final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Now, following a Formula 1 Commission meeting plans for that race to happen at the end of the 2024 season have been shelved.