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FIA tweaks qualifying for Melbourne.

Just seven days ahead of the opening round of the 2016 season, the FIA's F1 Commission has unanimously approved the new qualifying format... albeit with a tweak. The procedure is now as follows: a) From 14.00 to 14.16 (Q1) all cars will be permitted on the track. Seven minutes after the start of the session the driver last in the classification will be eliminated and will no longer be timed, he must then return to the pit lane and may take no further part in the qualifying practice session. The same procedure will then apply after 8m30s, 10m0s, 11m30s, 13m0s and 14m30s leaving sixteen cars eligible to continue. At the end of the session all drivers on the track may complete the lap they...
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