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Updated : Sep 29, 2017, 06:19 PM IST
Formula One teams have decided to drop the controversial double points scheme for the next season, in view of attracting widespread criticism.
Double points were awarded in the just concluded season, which saw Lewis Hamilton becoming the World Champion with 381 points in the standing table, while receiving 50 points for the Abu Dhabi title decider race rather than usual 25 points.
The decision has to be formally approved next week at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, F1's legislative body, in Qatar. The council will also hear the recommendations of a body established to inquire into the accident at the Japanese Grand Prix that left Marussia driver Jules Bianchi with severe head injuries, the BBC reported.
FIA accident panel has also been given the task of proposing new measures to reinforce safety at the race circuits.