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Should quali 3 change?
Topic Started: Feb 28 2007, 02:19 PM (389 Views)
dcoulthard19
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For once F1 is sticking to the same quali format 2 years running, we haven't been able to say that for while.

However with Honda's green awareness stunt will they push to make sure that we get rid of this fuel burning phase in quali 3 because I don't know about you but it would be extremely bad PR is Honda are promoting green awareness but then take part in the fuel burning in qualifying, doesn't make good sense does it. This could become an issue at the start of the season.

And as well from a spectacle point of view it really should change, seeing the top 10 drivers competing on low fuel would be really good and should be implemented because then we have the perfect system.

Chances are we are going to start the season with quali 3 the way it is but I wouldn't mind betting on arguments to change it straight from the off as the 2007 season starts.
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u4coffee
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Fuel burning should go. 3 phase should be on low fuel
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Lord Tau
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Why not revert back to the "60 minutes and 12 laps" thing they used to do?

I know it's not incredibly TV friendly, but it is simple to follow and involves less faffing around.

Either that, or go back to single lap qualifying. That was fun.
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theghostofnuvolari
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the best thing about the current qualifying set-up is guaranteed tea breaks.

and let's face it, if that's the best you can say about it, something's wrong...

i liked the old one hour, 12 lap system too. for the purist it is the best compromise, and those last few minutes were electric !
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u4coffee
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you cant beat the old 12 laps for the build up of tension. Ok not much happened at the start but it was all part of the build up :)
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Rob
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Change it to 4 rounds of 10 min each eliminating 6 in each of the first 2 rounds then 5 in the third, all on low fuel. Give points or money based on qualifying order, then a random drawing to see which groups of cars get to start where. For example all those eliminated in round 1 would be group 1, and so on. So if the drawing order is 3, 1, 4, 2 the guys eliminated in round 3 start at the front and takes positions 1-5 (the fastest from that group on pole) Group 1 takes 6-11, croup 4 gets positions 12-16 and group 2 gets 17-22. Would make for a few boring races, but also for some really interesting ones.
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Alien_SAP_Fiend
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I say combine the 2006 and 2005 quali formats. Keep the first two 2006 knockout sessions as they are and make the third session the same as 2005, with each driver setting a time on his own (best of three laps) on race fuel. The times in the second session should determine the order in which they go out, so if you did well in the second session, you have the advantage of going last in the third.

I enjoy the first part of the 2006 format and hate the last session, whereas the first part of the 2005 format was dull and the end exciting.
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Red Andy
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I would prefer anything other than single-lap qualifying.

I still maintain that was the worst rule ever to be introduced in the history of Formula One.
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X-Othermic
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Perhaps Honda could just sit out final quali? :P
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X-Othermic,Mar 1 2007
01:10 PM
Perhaps Honda could just sit out final quali? :P

They probably will most of the time anyway roflmao roflmao

*looks around to check Jense isn't listening*

I still prefer the old 12 lap, one hour session - boring at the beginning admittedly but more interesting in the long run <thumbs>
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fordprefect,Mar 1 2007
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X-Othermic,Mar 1 2007
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Perhaps Honda could just sit out final quali? :P

They probably will most of the time anyway roflmao roflmao

*looks around to check Jense isn't listening*

I still prefer the old 12 lap, one hour session - boring at the beginning admittedly but more interesting in the long run <thumbs>

Yeah, i did like that, i enjoyed the chance to see Minardi going slowly around the circuit and Alonso blowing away Marques in 2001 <bow>
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everythingoes
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If they just take away that race fuel nonsense, then quali in its current format is sorted <thumbs>
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I agree...make part 3 like parts 1 and 2 and it should stay that way for many years. They are onto a winner for once.
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Paul_Murtagh
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Get rid of the fuel-burning phase and reduce the time from 15mins to 10mins. That way the driver can't sit in the garages for 5mins then try to make a break for it for the last few minutes.

Or I wouldn't mind seeing the A1GP way being introduced into F1 where there are 4 small sessions (around 10-15mins) and all the teams have to set a time in it. But instead of adding the two fastest times together like A1GP each driver's fastest time over the 4 sessions counts towards their grid positions. That way we see plenty of action and the TV companies still get their breaks for advertisements
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I wouldn't want everything changing. Personally I don't like the sound of the system A1GP use because you can't keep track of things very well. What F1 has now works, it just needs tweaking slightly.
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