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Alesi: Reverse grids ‘not right' for Formula 1
Former Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi says reverse-grid races are great for junior series, but not for Formula 1. The idea was pitched to teams for a second time recently as a way of mixing up the race weekends at the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone which are set to host two rounds each of the 2020 F1 World Championship. Mercedes were strongly opposed to the idea though, calling it a 'baseball bat' to F1, and so the idea was not voted through. It's a feature commonly seen in junior racing, including Formula 1's support series F2 and F3 which host two rounds for every race weekend. Alesi's son Giuliano competes in F2. But as for F1, the pinnacle of motorsport, Alesi says reverse-grids would not...
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