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Refuelling to return in 2017

Formula 1 is set to unexpectedly reintroduce mid-race refuelling as part of a package of changes to make the cars faster and more dramatic from 2017. Following Thursday's meeting of F1's Strategy Group, the FIA revealed the sport's leading powerbrokers had agreed on a suit of changes for 2017 aimed at increasing the sport's appeal. The headline proposal is the return of refuelling during races, something which was a central part of F1 races for two decades before being banned on cost and safety grounds five years ago. Drivers has since had to complete the race distance on one tank of fuel. Following criticism that F1's current cars were too slow, the FIA also says that the sport will look...
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