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F1 paddock question crazy decision to not tweak qualifying
A meeting to analyse the future of Formula 1's qualifying format has already been scheduled for Bahrain amid the widespread feeling was that the sport was 'crazy' to have not scrapped the new ‘musical chairs' system after Australia. 'It's crazy,' said F1 legend Niki Lauda, 'because we saw in Australia what happened. The teams and drivers were all in agreement.' 'Nevertheless, Jean Todt wants to try again. And Ecclestone. Because they feel that their toes have been stepped on,' the Mercedes team chairman told Osterreich newspaper. 'They say ‘We make the rules!' So now we still have this stupid qualifying,' added Lauda. Also exasperated at the situation on Thursday was...
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