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New qualifying format to be decided Friday

The format for a revolutionary new qualifying system for Formula One Grand Prixs will be decided on Friday after a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) confirmed on Wednesday. A new knock-out qualifying format for the upcoming 2016 season had been adopted at a meeting of the F1 Commission last week in Geneva. However, a new meeting took place at the second pre-season test in Barcelona on Tuesday between team bosses and FIA race director Charlie Whiting after complaints were raised at the measures adopted. The idea remains to introduce more excitement to the sport after two years of domination by Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes. Yet, there are...
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