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JV on reverse grids: It will destroy F1

Jacques Villeneuve has joined the chorus of people who have voiced their opposition to reverse grid in Formula 1, saying 'it's not racing'. F1's rulemarkers are looking to make the sport more exciting and one of the ideas that they are exploring is running reverse grids at some races next year. However, the proposal has not gone down well with most of the drivers with the likes of Sebastian Vettel calling it 'bulls***' and Lewis Hamilton describing it as a 'gimmick'. Ross Brawn, though, says Liberty Media has 'unanimous team support' to trial it in 2020. Former F1 Champion Villeneuve is also not a fan of the reverse grid and he goes as far as saying it could destroy the sport. 'It's fun,...
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