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Double points scrapped next season

Formula 1 bosses have agreed to ditch the controversial double points scheme for next season. Double points were awarded for the final race in 2014 to try to keep the championship alive to the last race. But it met with widespread opprobrium from drivers, teams and fans. Bosses agreed to drop it at meetings of the rule-making Strategy Group and F1 Commission bodies this week, sources have told BBC Sport. The decision needs to formally ratified next week at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, F1's legislative body. This is expected to be a rubber-stamping exercise. Bosses also decided to abandon a plan to introduce standing re-starts after safety car periods next season. The...
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