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Qualifying session is longer

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This weekend at Pau the FIA WTCC qualifying will be held for the first time on the extended duration of 45 minutes, from 3.00 to 3.45 pm.

This means an extra 15 minutes compared to the usual 30. Longer qualifying sessions will also take place later in the season at Porto and Macau.

This change has been introduced in order to limit the problems that might occurr on street circuits, like last year in Macau, when two red flags and a shower permitted the drivers to complete only two attempts for posting a qualifying lap.