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New qualifying system will shake up F1 grids - Symonds

Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds says that the elimination F1 qualifying format proposed for 2016 will not necessarily improve the show on Saturday, but it will shake up the grid for Sunday. Symonds stressed that all teams have a lot of work to do by Melbourne if the system is confirmed for the first race. Read Also: FIA confirms new F1 qualifying system "It's going to be quite tough," he said. "We certainly need to spend a lot more time thinking about it. "I don't think it's going to improve qualifying itself, in fact I think there's a danger qualifying might not be as exciting, it may not build up to that final crescendo. "But what it has a good chance...
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