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Dunno how many of you have already seen this, but you can now vote on next year's qualifying format, story taken from ITV-F1:
Formula 1 fans are being offered the chance to vote for next season’s qualifying format.
The vote is taking place on the official F1 website (www.f1.com), with fans asked to consider two brand new qualifying methods.
A majority of respondents in the recent FIA/AMD F1 survey favoured a return to the old style hour-long, multi-lap sessions.
The latest qualifying suggestions meet that demand – but each comes with a twist.
Proposal one is an aggregated system that splits qualifying into two 25-minute halves with a 10-minute break in the middle.
Drivers have unlimited laps and no fuel restrictions.
The only stipulation is that they must set a time in each ‘half’ of the session.
Those times would then be added together to form the final grid order.
Proposal two also removes fuel and lap stipulations, and builds up to a 30-minute shoot-out between the top 10 drivers.
The slowest five drivers are withdrawn from the session at 15 minute intervals in the first half of the session, leaving the quickest ten to fight it out for the leading grid spots in the final half hour.
Full details can be found at www.f1.com.
I'm glad that both options have the cars run in proper qualifying trim, and with unlimited new tires too! I think both have their merits. The second one could be rubbish in a rain affect session - but could ultimately be the more exciting to watch.
Whaddya reckon?
Formula 1 fans are being offered the chance to vote for next season’s qualifying format.
The vote is taking place on the official F1 website (www.f1.com), with fans asked to consider two brand new qualifying methods.
A majority of respondents in the recent FIA/AMD F1 survey favoured a return to the old style hour-long, multi-lap sessions.
The latest qualifying suggestions meet that demand – but each comes with a twist.
Proposal one is an aggregated system that splits qualifying into two 25-minute halves with a 10-minute break in the middle.
Drivers have unlimited laps and no fuel restrictions.
The only stipulation is that they must set a time in each ‘half’ of the session.
Those times would then be added together to form the final grid order.
Proposal two also removes fuel and lap stipulations, and builds up to a 30-minute shoot-out between the top 10 drivers.
The slowest five drivers are withdrawn from the session at 15 minute intervals in the first half of the session, leaving the quickest ten to fight it out for the leading grid spots in the final half hour.
Full details can be found at www.f1.com.
I'm glad that both options have the cars run in proper qualifying trim, and with unlimited new tires too! I think both have their merits. The second one could be rubbish in a rain affect session - but could ultimately be the more exciting to watch.
Whaddya reckon?
I agree with GP. The grid's don't really vary much from race to race. Also the current system really hurts a driver who retires in the previous race.
I think the first option would be best, and smaller teams can still get TV coverage by going out first in both of the 25 minute sessions.
Qualifying used to be excting, especially in the dying minutes. Let's hope that the new system brings that back!
I think the first option would be best, and smaller teams can still get TV coverage by going out first in both of the 25 minute sessions.
Qualifying used to be excting, especially in the dying minutes. Let's hope that the new system brings that back!
The grids haven't really been that interesting. Sure, you get the odd Toyota or B.A.R at the front but it is usually the best car that gets pole position. The only time it looks interesting is when a car that should win gets stuck in the midfield by changing an engine.
With the current fuel strategies dominating F1, pole position doesn't have the real advantage it once had. When it comes down to it, if pole position doesn't always equal victory, I might as well know what the fastest car around the track on low fuel is. In my eyes, that's what pole position meant.
With the current fuel strategies dominating F1, pole position doesn't have the real advantage it once had. When it comes down to it, if pole position doesn't always equal victory, I might as well know what the fastest car around the track on low fuel is. In my eyes, that's what pole position meant.
Thing is, they only changed it recently so we could get some different, more interesting grids...which we have seen.
With both options, it's always gonna be pretty obvious whose gonna be at the top.
With both options, it's always gonna be pretty obvious whose gonna be at the top.
Definitely prefer the first idea. The second one sounds too much like a 'race' all on it's own.
Yeah I went with the first one too. The idea of taking out cars didn't really appeal to me. So is this a definite that they are going to change the qualifying format?
Yeah, I voted for the first one. I liked the original 1 hour session but it took a while to get going. I don't really like the idea of taking cars out of the session in the 2nd idea, although it has it's merits.
Dunno how many of you have already seen this, but you can now vote on next year's qualifying format, story taken from ITV-F1:
Formula 1 fans are being offered the chance to vote for next season’s qualifying format.
The vote is taking place on the official F1 website (www.f1.com), with fans asked to consider two brand new qualifying methods.
A majority of respondents in the recent FIA/AMD F1 survey favoured a return to the old style hour-long, multi-lap sessions.
The latest qualifying suggestions meet that demand – but each comes with a twist.
Proposal one is an aggregated system that splits qualifying into two 25-minute halves with a 10-minute break in the middle.
Drivers have unlimited laps and no fuel restrictions.
The only stipulation is that they must set a time in each ‘half’ of the session.
Those times would then be added together to form the final grid order.
Proposal two also removes fuel and lap stipulations, and builds up to a 30-minute shoot-out between the top 10 drivers.
The slowest five drivers are withdrawn from the session at 15 minute intervals in the first half of the session, leaving the quickest ten to fight it out for the leading grid spots in the final half hour.
Full details can be found at www.f1.com.
I'm glad that both options have the cars run in proper qualifying trim, and with unlimited new tires too! I think both have their merits. The second one could be rubbish in a rain affect session - but could ultimately be the more exciting to watch.
Whaddya reckon?
Formula 1 fans are being offered the chance to vote for next season’s qualifying format.
The vote is taking place on the official F1 website (www.f1.com), with fans asked to consider two brand new qualifying methods.
A majority of respondents in the recent FIA/AMD F1 survey favoured a return to the old style hour-long, multi-lap sessions.
The latest qualifying suggestions meet that demand – but each comes with a twist.
Proposal one is an aggregated system that splits qualifying into two 25-minute halves with a 10-minute break in the middle.
Drivers have unlimited laps and no fuel restrictions.
The only stipulation is that they must set a time in each ‘half’ of the session.
Those times would then be added together to form the final grid order.
Proposal two also removes fuel and lap stipulations, and builds up to a 30-minute shoot-out between the top 10 drivers.
The slowest five drivers are withdrawn from the session at 15 minute intervals in the first half of the session, leaving the quickest ten to fight it out for the leading grid spots in the final half hour.
Full details can be found at www.f1.com.
I'm glad that both options have the cars run in proper qualifying trim, and with unlimited new tires too! I think both have their merits. The second one could be rubbish in a rain affect session - but could ultimately be the more exciting to watch.
Whaddya reckon?