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Two teams opposed 2020 qualifying races proposal - Ross Brawn

Formula 1’s Managing Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn has revealed that proposals for qualifying races at select events in 2020 were vetoed by two teams. Formula 1 had lodged a concept to introduce qualifying races, in place of qualifying, at three grands prix for 2020, understood to be France, Belgium and Russia. The idea was that the grid for the qualifying race would be set by reverse championship order, with the result setting the starting grid for the grand prix. Several drivers hit out at the notion and while the majority of teams favoured the concept, it did not receive the required unanimity in order to be introduced for 2020. “The current governance system means we...
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