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F1 gives go-ahead to new qualifying process

Formula One gave the go-ahead Friday to a new qualifying system in which drivers will be eliminated every few minutes, a change strongly opposed by four-time champion Sebastian Vettel. Vettel said he spoke for the rest of the F1 drivers when speaking out against the new rule, which was unanimously approved in a meeting between stakeholders last month and ratified Friday at a World Motor Sport Council meeting in Geneva. The three qualifying periods will remain in place, but instead of having the slowest drivers eliminated at the end of each session, they will be dropped one by one every minute-and-a-half. Governing body FIA said the system will be ready for the season-opening Australian...
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