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Formula 1 scraps revised qualifying plan for 2020

The top three after qualifying last time out in Azerbaijan Formula 1 has scrapped plans to run a four-part qualifying session from next season following the release of draft regulations. The sport's organisers had looked at revising the qualifying format in an attempt to increase the spectacle and, hopefully, increase the likelihood of a leading driver starting out of position. The proposal would have seen the top eight cars progress through to the final phase of the session, with those drivers then starting the race on the set of tyres used in Q4. However, simulations run by teams suggested that the proposed change would have the opposite affect, with teams instead opting to save tyres...
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