Andreas Seidl says his McLaren F1 Team would not support any move to condense a Grand Prix weekend that would result in Qualifying and the race being held on the same day, like what happened in the recent Japanese Grand Prix. All track action was cancelled at the Suzuka International Racing Course as typhoon Hagibis hit Japan, with Qualifying moving to Sunday morning, but Seidl says problems, such as what befell both Robert Kubica and Kevin Magnussen during the session, would put too much onto mechanics and engineers with limited time to repair any damage to components. “I wouldn’t be in favour of that, because I think it is good to have qualifying on Saturday,” Seidl is quoted as...
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