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Wolff challenges FIA over 'awkward' F1 issue: 'It is not right'

Article To news overview © XPBimages Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has called on the FIA to sit down with F1 drivers and find a solution to impeding during qualifying. Race Director Niels Wittich introduced a maximum lap time at the Italian Grand Prix to ensure there were no traffic issues on entry to Alboreto [formerly the Parabolica], with the move replicated at numerous events since. This was done to ward off the blocking issues that had become rife in F1 as drivers battled for the best track position in the best track conditions during critical stages of qualifying. But since the maximum lap time - measured between Safety Car Line 2 and Safety Car Line 1 - was imposed, drivers...
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