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Formula 1 rejects blue flag overhaul

Formula 1 chiefs have decided against an overhaul of blue flag rules as part of wider discussions aimed at making grand prix racing more exciting, Motorsport.com can reveal. The FIA has held several meetings with team representatives over recent weeks to try to frame a series of rule tweaks that will improve the spectacle for 2016 and beyond. Although rejecting refuelling, efforts are being made to look at other rule areas that could improve things, such as giving teams freedom to choose tyre compounds for each race. Another rule idea that has also come up for discussion in both Canada and Austria is for a tweak to the blue flag regulations, with the view to giving backmarkers more time to...
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