Uprising against Ecclestone: Formula 1 is on the chaos Qualifiers – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Thursday 07 April 2016

 
 
 

 
 The bizarre dispute over the Formula 1 qualification is settled. Already the next race is restarted after established rules in the old format. The teams are through with their claim against chief marketer Ecclestone and the World Association.
 

 
 

The Formula 1 racing teams have enforced a return to the old mode in the debate on the controversial qualification: Starting next season race on April 17 in Shanghai to be driven back to the old rules, the motorsport world governing body FIA announced the evening with ,

To start of the season, the Formula 1 had introduced a revised qualifying format, which met not only with the drivers did not go down. Biggest change compared to the old format was that was automatically thrown after a certain phase respectively after 90 seconds the slowest pilot from the race.

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The Ecclestone and Todt favored format also laid down that in every knockout round, the two fastest times are added. This should be more frequent on the track, the Formula 1 cars in each qualifying sections. The team leaders rejected this idea but as too confusing for the spectators. Ultimately the Motorsport World Council of a change in regulations will decide.

After the opener in Melbourne, the team leaders had demanded a return to the old format. In the subsequent consultation with the FIA ​​and the Formula 1 management but came no unanimity. In the second race of the season in Bahrain drove world champion Lewis Hamilton & amp; Co. once again in the new mode.

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The expected voltage in qualifying held at both races very limited. In a joint letter to chief marketer Bernie Ecclestone, majority owner CVC and World Association boss Jean Todt the eleven race teams had therefore its call for a return to the old format reaffirms closed. During a conference call, the team leaders made also clear to block any new proposed mode.

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Ecclestone and Todt have thus suffer a bitter defeat in the battle of wits with the team. According disappointed showed 85-year-old chief marketer Ecclestone. “People seem to forget that we try the grid to agitate a little. For what we have seen so far, do not worry especially for voltage,” quoted “Autosport” the British, who complained in the recent past about the dominance of Mercedes had.

“We have offered to go back, and then looking at rest for a new system that allows the objectives of Bernie can be achieved,” said Mercedes team Supervisory Niki Lauda “auto, motor und Sport “. According to the FIA ​​announcement Ecclestone and Todt welcomed however the proposal from the racing teams, to be followed discussed in a large group on a possible new format for the 2017th

 
 

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