A number of Formula 1 drivers have aired doubts over the impact the return of a bonus point for setting the fastest lap of the race will have through the 2019 season. F1 confirmed on Monday that it would be reintroducing the fastest lap bonus this year after last using the rule in 1959, with one point being awarded so long as the driver setting the fastest lap finished inside the top 10. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  The move is intended to add more incentive for drivers to push in the closing stages of races, with the 21 extra points potentially on offer across the course of the season. Had the rule been in place last year, Valtteri Bottas would have been the only driver to improve his...
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