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F1: Scrapped point for fastest lap won't be missed
Most drivers won't be sorry to see the end of the awarding of a point for setting fastest race lap. Introduced in 2019 in a bid to 'spice up' the show, it rarely achieved what is was intended to do, and only a few weeks ago was proven to be another facet of the sport that could be manipulated tactically to advantage one team or driver against another when RB's Daniel Ricciardo deprived title challenger Lando Norris of the point. With the World Motor Sport Council agreeing that the bonus point should be dropped for next season, the move was widely greeted by the drivers. 'I always was of the opinion that it was a not needed, mainly because of how it is achieved,' said Carlos Sainz. 'Right...
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