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FIA confirms new F1 qualifying system

The FIA has confirmed the details of the new elimination qualifying format that Formula 1 is looking at introducing this year. The plans for a knock-out format were approved by teams in the Strategy Group and F1 Commission on Tuesday. The ideas will now be looked at in more detail ahead of a vote by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council next week. The FIA said: "The new system is being evaluated for introduction, potentially as soon as the beginning of the 2016 season." How it works As Motorsport.com reported yesterday, the system will retain the idea of three separate qualifying sessions to decide the grid. Q1 -16 minutes duration; - After 7 minutes, the slowest driver is...
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