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Reverse grids would make Prost ‘leave the sport’

Alain Prost hates the idea of reverse grids, so much so that he would leave Formula 1 altogether if they were introduced.  Since taking over from Bernie Ecclestone, Liberty Media have been keen to introduce new race weekend formats to the sport. They have done so this season, bringing in sprint qualifying, a short ‘race' taking place on Saturday to determine the grid for the main event on Sunday. Having a reverse grid for such races has also been discussed a number of times, with Ferrari recently declaring their support for the idea. “I’m very happy, I can hear there are different proposals from drivers. I think having a mini-race on Saturday with the inversed grid compared to...
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