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Formula 1 ditches plan to bring back refuelling

Formula 1 has abandoned controversial plans to reintroduce refuelling from 2017 after teams decided it would not be a good move, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Friday. 'The view collectively was that it's not going to improve the show and the decision was not to go forward with that,' he told Reuters at the British Grand Prix. The proposal to bring back refuelling was raised at a meeting of the sport's Strategy Group in May as part of measures to make cars faster and Formula One more exciting for both drivers and fans. However, the initial enthusiasm waned when some questioned why something that was banned in 2010 for reasons of cost and safety should be revived at a...
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