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F1's backwards thinking is idiotic

Tired of Formula 1 repeatedly shooting itself in the foot, EDD STRAW calls for proper consideration to be given to qualifying and the 2017 rule changes rather than trial and error

Perhaps the most shocking thing about the Formula 1 qualifying farrago is that so many people wave their hand and suggest it had to be tried to see what happened.

If that's the sole basis for any decision-making, you could justify any old randomly generated format. That's not how this kind of process should work. This is not trial and error.

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