The upper echelon of Supercars drivers are welcoming a return to more traditional racing for this weekend’s Darwin Supersprint.

After back-to-back rounds of the controversial mixed tyre format, normal programming will resume at Hidden Valley raceway on Saturday.

Although Scott McLaughlin has been able to secure wins at the past two events, the championship leader is glad the experiment is over for now.

“I don’t like the mixed tyre format,” the Ford flyer said.

“The sprint rounds are good but the soft tyre just needs to stay. It’s a better tyre and we race better on it.”

While the combination of soft and hard tyres has resulted in some unlikely winners, including Nick Percat and Anton De Pasquale, there has been widespread disdain for the radical format.

McLaughlin’s Shell V-Power teammate Fabian Coulthard came close to taking home the Darwin Triple Crown, but didn’t enjoy last weekend.

“It’s giving people the ability to forfeit one race, have a good race, then you’re nowhere in the next two,” Coulthard said.

“We’ve (Shell V-Power) gone about our business trying to get the best result for the weekend. We’re race drivers and we want to race hard and fast.”

McLaughlin carries a hefty championship lead into this weekend’s three 38-lap races.

The New Zealander appears to have a stranglehold on a third straight title, but Red Bull Holden legend Jamie Whincup is keeping touch.

The seven-time champion is 101 points behind McLaughlin after winning the final race of the Triple Crown.

Fatigue could be a factor in weeks to come, with this round the second of four straight weekends of racing as the series moves to Townsville on August 29.