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Lauda says new F1 qualifying format "stupid"
Three-time world champion Niki Lauda believes the new elimination Formula 1 qualifying format introduced for 2016 is "stupid". From the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, the sport will have a new system that it hopes will shake things up on the grid and in the races. The new format, however, has not been well received by several drivers, who reckon the old system worked just fine. Lauda, a non-executive chairman at Mercedes, has joined the group of detractors, although he said it is a better alternative than reversed grids, an idea propose by Bernie Ecclestone. "The new format seems stupid," Lauda told Gazzetta dello Sport. "I am part of the Strategy Group and...
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