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FIA confirms qualifying change with immediate effect
The FIA has confirmed that Formula 1 qualifying will revert to its 2015 format, starting with next weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. As Motorsport.com revealed earlier, the teams had unanimously voted against the idea of aggregate best-of-two laps. The statement from the FIA read: "At the unanimous request of the teams in a letter received today, Jean Todt, President of the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone, commercial rights holder representative, accepted, in the interests of the Championship, to submit a proposal to the F1 Commission and World Motor Sport Council to revert to the qualifying format in force in 2015. This proposal, if approved by the F1 governing bodies, will take effect as...
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