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FIA tweak Qualifying after Marussia & Caterham withdrawals
Following the decision by the Marussia and Caterham teams to withdraw from this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, the stewards at Austin have decided to alter the format of the qualifying sessions.
With no plan in place for the scenario of only eighteen cars participating in a race weekend, the stewards have decided to change the number of drivers being eliminated after each qualifying session, with four cars being eliminated after part 1, and four more after part 2. The traditional ten-car shootout for pole position remains untouched.
Had they not altered the format, part one would have only seen two cars eliminated with six cars ending their session at the end of part two.
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