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Return to 2015 qualifying gets WMSC green-light for China

The return to 2015's qualifying format has been given the official go-ahead after it was approved by the World Motor Sport Council on Monday - the final hurdle before it is officially added to the rules. The opening race of the season used a new elimination format which saw drivers drop out of the session every 90 seconds, but it saw little track action in the closing minutes of each session and received an almost unanimous negative response from fans, drivers and teams. The team bosses agreed to drop the format ahead of the second race in Bahrain, but that was eventually vetoed by FIA president Jean Todt and FOM's Bernie Ecclestone and the format stuck. Following yet...
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