Among the first to welcome the news that drivers, and their teams, will now be awarded a point for setting the fastest lap of the race - providing they finish in the top ten - was the sport's technical boss, Ross Brawn. 'Together with the FIA we have been committed to evaluating ideas and solutions that can improve the show whilst maintaining the integrity of our sport,” he told the official F1 website. 'We felt that the reintroduction, after sixty years, of a point for the driver of the fastest lap in the race goes in this direction,' he added. 'We have been considering this solution - which represents a response to detailed research carried out with thousands of our fans around the...
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