That is very sad news. Mind you, it's not as sad as the announcement about next year's last race with 50 points for the winner.
I really am on the verge of giving up on F1. Why don't they just cut off SV's legs and be done with it?
What happened to the good old days, when what mattered was how fast drivers could send their cars round the track a few times? Now, we don't have drivers, we have tyre managers!
Not to mention all the stupid cost saving rules, about number of engines, changing gearboxes, etc.
Then there's the waste of time qualifying format, etc.
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