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Whiting downplays talk of three-car teams

Formula 1's smaller outfits will never agree to three-car teams as they could be left fighting over 10th place; that's according to Charlie Whiting. Struggling to find places on the grid for their young drivers, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has implored his rival bosses to consider running three-car teams. Under Wolff's suggestion, the third car would go to drivers with two or less years of F1 experience. Wolff wants the matter to be discussed when F1's Strategy Group meets, however, Whiting says it is unlikely to garner any support. 'My personal view is that it would be nice to have a few more cars,' the F1 race director told Motorsport.com, 'but honestly I think it's very...
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