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Button on current quali: I'd rather drive with one eye shut

 XPB Images Jenson Button says he is open to the proposed aggregate F1 qualifying, as the McLaren-Honda star thinks anything is better than the current knockout format. The much-derided elimination-style system made an unpopular return for the Bahrain Grand Prix and delivered another poor spectacle that featured lengthy periods without any car on track. Despite all teams pushing for a return to the 2015 format, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA reportedly blocked the move in a 90-minute meeting held ahead of the race. Instead, a new proposal including aggregate times was put forward with the sport’s stakeholders set to vote on it this Thursday. “If it's an aggregate...
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