‘Musical chairs’ qualifying looks set to be the shortest-lived format for Saturday afternoon in F1’s history. “Remember that stupid qualifying format that only lasted one race back in 2016?” joked ...
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Bosses call for new qualifying to be scrapped
Leading figures in formula one are calling on the sport to scrap the new ‘musical chairs’ qualifying format after the woeful spectacle of Melbourne. The eleventh-hour format tweak was controversial ...
Read More »Prost thinks qualifying may still falter
Alain Prost has warned that the qualifying saga of recent days could drag on even longer. While the World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped the controversial new ‘musical chairs’ format on ...
Read More »Ecclestone, FIA confirm ‘musical chairs’ qualifying
F1’s governing body as well as Bernie Ecclestone on Friday confirmed that the ‘musical chairs’-style qualifying is going ahead in full in 2016. Throughout the week, amid Ecclestone’s claims the ...
Read More »FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions For 2016
The FIA held its first World Motor Sport Council meeting of 2016 today in Geneva. During the meeting, the following decisions were taken: FIA Formula One World Championship – Qualifying ...
Read More »Todt tells Ecclestone to stop criticising F1
Jean Todt has urged Bernie Ecclestone to stop criticising formula one. F1 supremo Ecclestone has rung in another new season with a familiar round of criticism, after last year crudely ...
Read More »Drivers not unanimous in supporting ‘halo’ concept
Not every driver is on board with F1’s plans to cover the cockpits. After Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chief Alex Wurz declared recently that “all the drivers hope that passing ...
Read More »F1 must embrace 2017 rules revolution – Horner
Christian Horner has urged F1 to push ahead with plans to substantially speed up the cars for 2017. The Red Bull chief’s comments follow hot on the heels of former ...
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