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Written by Joe Holding
Hold the back page! Formula One will revert back to the 2015 qualifying format following weeks of unnecessary turmoil.Bernie Ecclestone and FIA President Jean Todt have backed down from their fight to alter how qualifying works "in the interests of the Championship" after the teams signed a letter demanding a return to the previous format.Instead they will investigate changes for 2017, with the potential for trial-runs at the end of the current season if the drivers and constructors titles have already been decided.It signals the end of a saga that has dragged on for over a month and a half, after the first hint of the elimination" proposal first surfaced in late February.The system was introduced for the start of the season at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, however the teams agreed to drop it immediately after the lack of track action proved unpopular with the fans.
Date written: 7 Apr 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2887
Hold the back page! Formula One will revert back to the 2015 qualifying format following weeks of unnecessary turmoil.Bernie Ecclestone and FIA President Jean Todt have backed down from their fight to alter how qualifying works "in the interests of the Championship" after the teams signed a letter demanding a return to the previous format.Instead they will investigate changes for 2017, with the potential for trial-runs at the end of the current season if the drivers and constructors titles have already been decided.It signals the end of a saga that has dragged on for over a month and a half, after the first hint of the elimination" proposal first surfaced in late February.The system was introduced for the start of the season at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, however the teams agreed to drop it immediately after the lack of track action proved unpopular with the fans.
Date written: 7 Apr 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2887
