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How would qualifying races change F1?

What impact would the mooted Saturday qualifying races have on grands prix? Can Sebastian Vettel recover Ferrari's focus from Charles Leclerc? Does DRS need to be 'BoP-esque'? Our ex-Formula 1 technical director answers these questions and more

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What do you think of the proposal to have some short, reversed-grid Saturday races next season – and how difficult would this be for teams to take on?
Martin Smith, via email

I think it's a great idea and if it was down to me that's what qualifying would be replaced with – a short, reversed-championship-grid race on a Saturday afternoon to set the grid for the feature race on the Sunday. I have written about it many times and while, yes, it will change the DNA of F1, in reality that has been changed on many occasions and F1 itself still survives.

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