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Teams slam new qualifying format
Teams and drivers called for an immediate end to Formula One's new qualifying format on Saturday after an embarrassing debut at the Australian Grand Prix. The revamped qualifying petered out with Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Rosberg not bothering to improve their times against the rampant Lewis Hamilton in the final minutes, bringing matters to a premature halt. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Formula One should apologise to the fans, and his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff said the new system was "rubbish". The new format, which steadily eliminates cars one by one and is meant to finish in a top-two shoot-out, was also castigated by the drivers, led...
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