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F1 rejects Liberty's reverse grid plans

Sep.26 Liberty Media is facing serious opposition to its plans to revive a proposal for reverse-grid qualifying sprint races for the 2021 season. Mercedes vetoed the idea for 2020, but for 2021, a so-called 'super majority' of 28 of the 30 voting interests could wave the measure through. So far, Mercedes and also McLaren are staunchly opposed. "As McLaren, we have always been of the opinion that at the end of qualifying, the best drivers and the best cars should be at the front," said team boss Andreas Seidl. He is unconvinced by the argument that Formula 1 needs to introduce some artificial excitement in order to shake up Mercedes' utter dominance. "Mercedes deserves its...
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