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New qualifying format ‘horrible' – Alonso

Jul.23 The tweaked qualifying format trialled this weekend, and set to be repeated again later this season, may not survive the post-Hungary debut. 'It's been horrible,' said Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. Plenty of others in the F1 paddock agree that taking away two sets of tyres per driver, and compelling certain compounds choices in the three phases of qualifying, may be a failed experiment. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says it has been 'strange'. 'I generally think that experimenting with a new qualifying format in the middle of the season is not a good idea,' he added. Wolff said saving tyres for environmental reasons is a good idea, although two sets per driver 'doesn't change much'....
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