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Hurricane Patricia may spoil F1 weekends in Texas and Mexico

As rain streamed down and lightening spooked those cowering in the grandstands, F1 was forced to cancel the second Friday practice session in Austin, and Hurricane Patricia wreak further disappointment for Formula 1 fans. One question it raised was, if the field can cope with fewer practice laps, why doesn't formula one permanently cancel the long and unpopular ‘free practice'? 'If it's the same for everyone, why not?' F1 veteran Felipe Massa told UOL amid the long periods of down-time on Friday. 'If you reduce practice because nobody wants to watch them, no problem. We used to have the morning warmup (on Sunday) and once it went, nothing changed.' That, however, is a debate for...
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