All eyes will be on Silverstone for the British Grand Prix this weekend with a potentially groundbreaking new version of qualifying being trialled.
Rather than the customary, and slightly dull format of three sessions around the track with times determining grid position, a short sprint race will be take place.
There are points on offer and the traditional qualifying has been moved to Friday night to cash in on bigger TV audiences.
This is the most significant change to Formula One in the modern era, so here's everything you need to know ahead of the first Sprint Race in the sport's history.
Formula One will look different this weekend with the Sprint race debut at Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton is one of the dissenting voices and thinks the Sprint will be a 'train'
The sprint race takes place on Saturday afternoon and replaces traditional qualifying.
The finishing order of the Sprint determines the grid for Sunday's main event, the British Grand Prix. F1 bosses hope it will spice up the weekend format and attract a younger audience.
Think of it as like Twenty20 cricket in motorsport. The idea is to engage a new fan base with a short, sharp race with plenty of thrills and spills, more than the traditional format anyway.
Practice will now be cut to just two sessions, each lasting an hour and the timetable of the weekend shifts around. One practice will be on Thursday with the second on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton and Co will have qualifying on the Friday evening and the Sprint on Saturday
Traditional qualifying will still be part of the show but is of lesser significance.
It will determine only the places on the grid for the sprint and takes place on Friday before the following day's new addition.
Qualifying for the sprint is to start at 6pm on Friday in order to grab hold of a greater share of the TV audience who have finished work.
Teams have already strolled around the track ahead of a huge few days for Formula One
The Sprint will be one third distance of a traditional Grand Prix, or 62 miles. At Silverstone, that equates to 17 laps with the race set to take around 25-30 minutes.
The bitesize race could lure in casual fans and convert their interest into Sunday's main race.
The duration also translates perfectly for television and the hope is that it will capture the imagination in a way that usual qualifying on a Saturday can fail to do outside of interest from petrol heads already engaged in the sport.
The hope is that a younger audience will engage in Formula One with later start times
Yes. The winner will be awarded three points, the runner-up will take two points and third will secure a single point.
They will count towards both the drivers' and constructors' championships. There will be no podium after the Sprint - with F1 chiefs keen to retain the prestige of a Grand Prix - and the result will not count towards official statistics.
The winning driver will instead be accredited with a pole position on their record.
The drivers will be keen to top the sprint as they know that valuable points are on offer
No. The premise of the Sprint is a flat-out dash to the finish line with a free choice of tyre compounds; soft, medium and hard.
Any changes to Parc Ferme?This is the point where teams are not allowed to make any further changes to their cars ahead of the race.
It will now begin from the start of Friday's qualifying session. This is to stop teams constructing their cars specifically for qualifying which would drive up costs. The idea is to mitigate the chances of that happening.
Various aspects of the car are permitted to be changed if safety of the driver comes into play, for example brake friction material can be replaced and brake ducts changed.
Changes will no longer be allowed from the start of Friday's qualifying session
The general consensus has been positive among drivers, potentially as it gives those from less favoured teams a greater chance to start further up the
