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5 things that happened in F1 in 2016

2016 was an eventful year in F1 . There were number of controversies. Handful of driver changes and retirements. Here are the top 5 things that happened in 2016 -  1.Elimination-style qualifying  In the beginning of the 2016 the elimination-style qualifying was set to be introduced. Australian GP qualifying was one of the most boring qualifying session in the history of the sport.  Cars were not on track during the end of sessions including the last few minutes of Q3 where drivers would fight for pole position. The elimination-style qualifying was dropped due to protest from Team principals and drivers and  was reverted to the old system of qualifying with immediate effect. 2. Daniil Kvyat's move from Redbull to Toro Rosso  This move came just days after Kvyat crashed into the back of Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari in Russia. Kvyat was immediately switched with Max Verstappen in Toro Rosso. This was reasoned by Redbull as a move to allow Vertsappen to show