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F1 paddock divided over ‘musical chairs’ qualifying

F1 paddock divided over ‘musical chairs' qualifying Paddock opinion at the Barcelona test has been divided in two, after the FIA confirmed that the F1 Commission in Geneva 'unanimously' approved a new qualifying format. Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda had been the first to hail the move to revamp the current ‘knockout' format by eliminating a slowest car every 90 seconds. Red Bull's Christian Horner agrees. 'It could create a bit more randomness for the grid on Sunday, without artificially inverting grids,' he said. And Nico Rosberg said: 'I think it's always good when we question our sport and try to bring fresh aspects into it.' Actually reversing the grids – earlier...
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