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Wolff explains reverse-grid veto

Speaking after revealing the schedule for the first 8 races of the season, F1 boss, Chase Carey admitted that the idea of holding reverse-grid qualifying races on the second Saturday of back-to-back races at the same venue had been shelved after failing to get unanimous approval from the teams. With Mercedes said to be the only team opposing the proposal, team boss, Toto Wolff today explained the reason why he vetoed the move. 'It seems to be a common pattern in F1 that we're digging out old ideas that have been analysed previously and rejected,' he said. 'Then somebody thinks it's great and it's back on the back on the agenda. 'So you need to look at the reasons why we were against it,...
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