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Force India: late qualifying change not a big challenge
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The late change to the qualifying format is not a big challenge for teams to have to deal with, according to Force India’s Otmar Szafnauer. A meeting of the F1 Commission in late February saw a new qualifying format proposed which involves elimination of the slowest cars at regular intervals. Following some uncertainty regarding the new format, the change was approved by the World Motor Sport Council [WMSC] at the end of last week, with the new system set to be introduced at the Australian Grand Prix. Force India chief operating officer Szafnauer told F1i the change will not prove to challenging for the teams despite late confirmation, saying the format remains...
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