The return to 2015's qualifying format has been given the official go-ahead after it was approved by the World Motor Sport Council on Monday – the final hurdle before it is officially added to the rules.
The opening race of the season used a new elimination format which saw drivers drop out of the session every 90 seconds, but it saw little track action in the closing minutes of each session and received an almost unanimous negative response from fans, drivers and teams.
The team bosses agreed to drop the format ahead of the second race in Bahrain, but that was eventually vetoed by FIA president Jean Todt and FOM's Bernie Ecclestone and the format stuck.
Following yet more negative reviews, it was finally agreed to revert to the previous format, which has now been given the official go ahead for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.
"The World Motor Sport Council today approved, via e-vote, the decision to revert to last season’s qualification format for the remainder of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship," confirmed a statement.
"The format, where the slowest six cars are eliminated at the end of the first two qualifying sessions before a final ten-car shootout for Pole in Q3, will return for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix."
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