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F1 forced to keep elimination qualifying for Bahrain GP
Formula 1 will head to the Bahrain Grand Prix with an unchanged elimination qualifying system, after a vote to tweak it failed to receive unanimous approval. Following a shambolic end to elimination qualifying at the Australian GP, teams had met with the F1 race director Charlie Whiting on race morning and agreed to revert to the old qualifying system. However, a push back from Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt meant that there was not the support needed to ditch elimination qualifying entirely. An alternative proposal to tweak just Q3 was instead put forward for a vote by the F1 Commission - with many parties believed to be in favour. But with this vote closing at 5pm CET, it has emerged...
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