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Teams get clarity over Sprint Qualifying parc fermé rules
The full rules for this year's sprint qualifying trials are set to be issued to teams following a meeting that took place at the Red Bull Ring on Thursday. Formula 1 will experiment with the new format for the first time at this month's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Drivers will qualify for the 100km race on Friday afternoon and take part in the short 100km sprint qualifying event on Saturday. But there remained a couple of concerns over the parc fermé regulations as the hands-off period for teams will start a day earlier, or before qualifying on Friday. Several teams routinely conduct on Friday evening an operation called clutch shimming that extends the life of a clutch for the...
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