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![]() F1 rejects radical change
![]() Mosley's more radical ideas have been rejected
Formula One bosses have shied away from making radical changes to the sport.
But they have agreed to amend qualifying, the rule on team orders and the points system in an attempt to make it more exciting.
The more radical options on the agenda were all voted down.
These had included proposals for drivers to swap teams during the season and for ballast to be added to cars corresponding to the amount of championship points scored. "It is a fine line between not doing anything and not doing too much," said FIA president Max Mosley on Monday. "On balance, it seems what we are doing is likely to produce a significant change." The changes agreed for 2003 are as follows:
The desire to make changes had come after Ferrari's domination of the 2002 season led to a decline in TV viewing figures. They amount to a compromise between the desire for an upheaval to inject new life into F1 and a wish to keep F1 true to its original spirit.
The changes to qualifying and team orders are the biggest shift from the past. F1 had two-day qualifying as recently as 1995, but this is the first time drivers will go out one at a time. Under the new system, the cars will run in championship order on Friday. The fastest driver on Friday will then go out last on Saturday. Next year will also be the first time that a team running first and second will not be able to decide which of their drivers wins.
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