The new qualifying format that Formula One implemented for the start of the 2016 season has been scrapped after teams and the FIA met following a horrendous qualifying session on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix.
The live-elimination system has been ditched in favor of the previous format that will be used for the next round in Bahrain.
The rule change will still need to be approved by the Strategy Group and F1 Commission before it can be sent to the World Motor Sport Council, as per the usual agenda.
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