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Brawn: Wolff failed to see the bigger picture on reversed-grid races

Formula 1 managing director of motorsports, Ross Brawn, has accused Mercedes chief Toto Wolff of failing to take the 'bigger view' into account when he rejected F1's plans for reversed-grid races. With the season set to host at least two double-header events at the same venue (Austria and Britain), there are fears the second of the two races will simply be a carbon copy and therefore not as entertaining. F1 proposed holding a reversed-grid race on the Saturday of the second Austrian and British rounds to mix things up, with the result from that forming the grid for the Sunday event. ADVERTISEMENT Whilst the proposal received widespread support, Mercedes' Wolff objected and effectively...
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