DesertPenguin09
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Shame, because the hot laps they were on when eliminated were on pace with P3-P6
2016 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
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I think the format works because it puts pressure on the driver to deliver a fast lap on demand. I think it also works because the teams have to balance fuel load and tyres against track position. And I think that it will get better once teams realise that they need to approach qualifying differently; they're still trying to think along the same lines as they did in 2015.
But ultimately, I think it fails because it doesn't live up to the vision that the FIA had - I think they were angling for cars constantly turning laps, racing each other to the line to avoid elimination and knock each other out.
But ultimately, I think it fails because it doesn't live up to the vision that the FIA had - I think they were angling for cars constantly turning laps, racing each other to the line to avoid elimination and knock each other out.
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That's because they still insist on the "start on the tyres you qualified with" rule. It was obviously hoped that the rule would force the top ten onto a bad strategy, having eaten the life out of their tyres, and give those further down the grid a fighting chance. But that never happened.
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I think if no pit stops were allowed and all had to stay out the for whole session on the one set of tyres with just enough fuel then that might be what you'd get, providing they could all be careful enough with their tyres.
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To my mind, the solution is obvious: go back to the three-period format. Use the Q3 results to determine the running order for a Qualifying Final - a top ten (or eight) shootout where the drivers get one lap to produce a blistering lap. Completely open up the use of DRS, allow bonkers engine maps, and arm the drivers with super-hyper-mega-soft tyres that allow phenomenal lap times but completely compromise your lap if you make the slightest mistake. In other words, try to make the difference between qualifying and the race as extreme as possible. Keep one of them as a discipline, but make the other an extreme sport.
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I don't like the new format at all. I rather have all the excitement at the end of the sessions, not in the beginning.
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I'm with Brundle's "gut reaction" on this - there's a bit too much focus on the clock rather than the laps, and whilst it's potentially mixing up the grid it's robbing us of the multi-car mad scraps we used to get at the end of Q1/Q2, which I always liked. And as @UnkaD said in Q2 it pretty much just moved the no-cars-on-track issue from the start of the session to the end.
That said it's probably worth giving it a few races to see if the teams end up approaching it differently.
And their Ferrari engine is a year old, right? Very impressive.
That said it's probably worth giving it a few races to see if the teams end up approaching it differently.
And their Ferrari engine is a year old, right? Very impressive.
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More like four months old. It's an 059/4 while the others are using an 059/5, but it's the Abu Dhabi, rather than Melbourne specification.
DesertPenguin09
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All these guys not on track, this is so stupid. What are you gonna learn from watching data? Just go on track and drive fast. Useless.
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3:32 left on the clock, and Sky have decided to call it.
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It's just stupid! Both Ferraris are sitting in the pits with 5 mins left!
Hamilton 1:23.837!!!
Hamilton 1:23.837!!!
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Really doesn't look like this works for Q3. Instead of 8-10 cars doing the usual 2 quali laps, 6 cars did one lap. Exciting!
