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Bernie unsure about new qualy system

Bernie Ecclestone says he is not sure the new qualifying format will have the desired impact, saying he would rather drop the last race winner down the grid. Formula 1 has given the go-ahead to a new system whereby the slowest drivers are eliminated at set intervals during each of the three qualifying segments. The new format will be introduced at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix later this month. Ecclestone, though, is worried that it won't have much of an impact on shaking up the order. 'I voted for them because I think we needed to do something,' the F1 supremo told Sky Sports News HQ. 'I'm not particularly sure that this will achieve exactly what we wanted to do, but we've got...
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