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Formula One's
Sunday qualifying is likely to be axed after this weekend's
Monaco Grand Prix in favour of a single Saturday session.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Friday that the 10
teams had already "agreed unanimously to a proposal to change the qualifying
procedure for Formula One with immediate effect".
Fax vote forms for final approval were being sent out to the teams on Friday
with a deadline of next Wednesday. The new format could then be in place in time for the
European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in Germany on May 29.
The proposal was for a single qualifying session from 1300 to 1400 on
Saturday with drivers each having a single timed lap to decide the starting
grid.
Teams would be unable to refuel the cars or modify them between qualifying
and the race. The running order would be the same as it is at the moment on
Saturday, with the winner of the previous race having the advantage of going
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