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GPDA urges overhaul of “obsolete” F1 governance

 XPB Images The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) has issued a strongly worded letter to urge Formula One bosses to overhaul the current governance of the sport, labeling it “ill-structured” and “obsolete”. The statement comes in the wake of growing discontent and frustration from the drivers, which was evident at the Australian Grand Prix weekend when the new hastily devised elimination-style qualifying format flopped. Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton said that F1’s decision-making process involved too many parties, while Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel used the qualifying farce to point out that drivers’ opinions and warnings had not been heard. In...
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