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Horner apologises to fans, calls for immediate qualifying re-think
Christian Horner has apologised to fans after today's first use of the elimination qualifying system, and says it should be fixed before the next round in Bahrain. While there was plenty of action during Q1, the final segment of qualifying was particularly low in terms of on-track action, pole position essentially decided with a one-lap shootout at the beginning of Q3. All eight drivers were then out of their cars long before the session was technically over, meaning there was no 'showdown' for pole. "We should apologise to the fans here, we haven't put on a show here," Red Bull Racing boss Horner told the BBC at the completion of the session. "I think we should accept it, we...
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