F1 abandons plan to make divisive skid block change mandatory

Formula 1 has abandoned plans to make steel skid blocks mandatory for selected races this year, in the wake of a test at Barcelona in Spain last week.The idea of forcing teams to switch materials away from the standard titanium was pushed for by the FIA as a means of preventing a repeat of the grass fire problems that marred this year’s Japanese GP.The FIA felt that the shards of metal thrown off ...

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