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F1 touts idea of revised qualifying format

Clearly ignoring the mantra of 'if it aint broke, don't fix it', and seemingly unaware of the disaster of 2016 when a revised format was dropped after just a couple of races, F1 bosses are looking to revise the current qualifying format for 2019. Rather than three sessions which see the slowest five eliminated in Q1, and the slowest five in Q2, leaving ten drivers for the final shoot-out, the revised format would see three sessions in which the slowest four are eliminated each time leaving eight drivers in the final shoot-out. Naturally, according to race director, Charlie Whiting, the move would be in a bid to generate 'excitement'. 'It's more something that's come from F1,' Whiting...
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