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FIA rubber stamps F1 qualifying change

The return of Formula 1's old qualifying system has been officially approved The decision to re-introduce the 2015 Formula 1 qualifying system at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix has been officially approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. The move to revert to the old system comes after a unanimous vote from teams last week following the disastrous introduction of the elimination concept used in Australia and Bahrain. After FIA president Jean Todt and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone agreed to ditch elimination qualifying, the matter was passed to the World Motor Sport Council for sign off. The previous qualifying system, first introduced in 2006, will see the slowest six cars...
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