After the meeting in Paris: 2020 without qualifying races

It took place in Paris on Wednesday meeting of the protagonists of Formula 1, where the royal class of motorsport was mainly discussed the near future, more precisely about rules of the 2021 season. In essence, this is also about reasoning new contracts majority owners of Formula 1 Liberty Media with Formula 1 teams. Because end of 2020 the duration of the present expires Concorde agreement, which was signed with the teams during his reign Bernie Ecclestone. And to FOM in FIA took the opportunity of the gathered participants, it was spoke and then also voted on the plan of those responsible to v next season performed an experiment with three qualifying races at selected racetracks.

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But because it is for policy change after the deadline needs to be achieved consent of all teams, we anxiously awaited the conclusion of this story, although we could have foreseen in advance that it would be difficult, because unity in Formula 1 not a common occurrence. And we can say that precisely on the basis of the fact that proposal for a qualifying race, as reported by colleagues from the portal RaceFans, did not reach the required majority, means that in season 2020 we’re not going to watch qualifying race testing yet.

Ross Brawn, who advocated an experiment in qualifying races in the 2020 season, will have to wait until 2021, when it will not be necessary to have the consent of all teams - Photo: Hasan Bratić

But it should be noted that this the topic is not stored in the drawer, where she would join others who have been gathering dust for years. We believe - unless you are Ross Brawn, who was so committed to this experiment will not change his mind - that this proposal will be on agenda found in the 2021 season. For Formula 1 then it will not need consent all teams. It will therefore be interesting to see how this matter develops in the future.

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