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New qualifying format dropped
Following a meeting of team bosses in Melbourne ahead of today's Australian Grand Prix, the sport will revert to the old (2015) style qualifying format for the second round of the season. Yesterday's session was widely condemned as confusing and anti-climactic, with drivers doing the exact opposite of what was intended. Whereas the controversial new format was intended to produce more action, following a frantic start there was actually less, the chequered flag at the end of both Q2 and Q3 waved to an empty track. Fans, drivers and their teams were clearly confused and frustrated by the new format which was rushed through despite warnings that it would not work. The climb down comes at a...
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