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Drivers, teams support qualifying postponement

There was a time when the rain that fell on the Albert Park circuit would have been considered a dangerous but acceptable challenge to the running of a Formula 1 race. When officials on Saturday delayed and eventually postponed the latter portion of qualifying for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, drivers and teams were unanimous in their support of the decision. 'You can say 30 years ago they probably would have raced in those conditions, but safety's come a long way since then in terms the circuits and the way that we view safety, and I'm very happy I'm racing at this moment in time because this is correct to not run today,' McLaren's Jenson Button said. 'The fans will get a...
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