Formula One's governing body formally approved on Monday a decision to ditch its new qualifying format and revert to last year's version from this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes his car in
for a pit-stop during the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at the Shanghai
International Circuit, on Apr 12, 2015. (REUTERS/Goh Chai Hin/Pool)
LONDON: Formula One's governing body formally approved on
Monday (Apr 11) a decision to ditch its new qualifying format and revert
to last year's version from this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix in
Shanghai.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a
statement that its World Motor Sport Council had voted in favour of the
change which will apply for the remainder of the championship.
"The format, where the slowest six cars are eliminated at
the end of the first two qualifying sessions before a final 10-car
shootout for Pole in Q3, will return for this weekend’s Chinese Grand
Prix," it said.
Formula One teams and fans had declared the live elimination
format used in the first two races in Australia and Bahrain to be a
failure.
FIA President Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone, representing
the commercial rights holder, had initially ruled out a return to the
2015 format but backed down after teams expressed united opposition to a
compromise proposal.
- Reuters
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