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Why F1's approach to 2017 is crazy

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Formula 1 continues to drag its heels over the much-hyped rule changes for 2017, and IAN PARKES believes poor leadership has led to a scattergun approach to the attempted overhaul

Not for the first time Formula 1 finds itself in a right old pickle as it attempts to formulate a set of regulations.

When the plans for 2017 were first aired they were greeted with considerable fanfare as the Strategy Group finally seemed to get its collective act together.

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