ormula 1 is set to unexpectedly reintroduce mid-race refuelling as part of a package of changes to make the cars faster and more dramatic from 2017. Following Thursday's crunch meeting of F1's Strategy Group, the FIA revealed the sport's leading powerbrokers had voted for a suite of rule changes for 2017 aimed at increasing the sport's 'wow' factor. The proposals now have to be ratified by the F1 Commission and World Motor Sport Council. The headline plan is for the return of refuelling during races, something which was a central part of F1 for two decades before being banned on cost and safety grounds five years ago. Drivers have since had to complete grand prix distances on one tank of...
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