Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn admits he is disappointed that Mercedes objected to reverse grid qualifying races, but has moved-on to other, similar proposals. Put to F1's teams last week as a way to differentiate the second race in the back-to-backs scheduled for Austria and Silverstone this season, the Silver Arrows were the only team to object to the idea of deciding Sunday's grid with a Saturday race run in reverse-championship order. As Brawn explains it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was not willing to give up his competitive advantage. 'We thought that this coming season with the necessity to have some of the grands prix as second weekends at the same track it would be...
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