New qualifying rules proposal

[Storm]

Another change to the regs.
Instead change the stupid engine rules and bring more manufacturers and better tracks!

[Jag_Warrior]

Qualifying is the ONE part of the racing weekend that I'd say most fans enjoy as it is. But at least this isn't as silly as Bernie's recent reverse grid idea - it's still silly though!

[steveaki13]

Qualifying is the ONE part of the racing weekend that I'd say most fans enjoy as it is. But at least this isn't as silly as Bernie's recent reverse grid idea - it's still silly though!

That's next season

[Nitrodaze]

Q1 will last for 16 minutes
The slowest driver is eliminated after seven minutes
Then one will go every 90 seconds until seven drivers are out
Q2 will last for 15 minutes
The slowest driver will be eliminated after six minutes
Then one will go every 90 seconds until the end of the session
That leaves eight drivers in final qualifying.
Q3 will last for 14 minutes
The slowest driver will be eliminated after five minutes
Then one will go every 90 seconds until there are two drivers left
There will then be a final 90-second shoot-out for pole position

[Nitrodaze]

I think they have lost touch with the fans on this one. Daft if you ask me.

[Duncan]

This sounds like the dumbest "lets make it more interesting" gimmick yet. And let's face it, that's up against some pretty stiff competition.

On an improving track, the outcome is going to depend on exactly where you are on track when the hammer comes down, and because of the 90-second cadence, if you're in good position for one window there's a good chance you'll be in the wrong position for the next one or the one after.

Add in the slowing now-knocked-out cars and it's just going to turn into a completely random sh!t-show.

[BleAivano]

The only quali system I really liked was the 2x60 min qualifying.

[AndyL]

I liked what we had for the last few years. People complained about one or two cars not doing a run in Q3 but I never saw anything wrong with that.

But I guess this isn't about improving what we see on Saturday. It's about throwing in a randomising element to mix up the race on Sunday.

[Nitrodaze]

The problem with the proposed new system is it takes away opportunity for tailend and midfield teams to try to do better as time goes by. They would be faced with a more intolerant sytem that favours the frontend teams more. The penalty on frontend teams when they get their weekend wrong, would not be any different from what happens in the current system. But to midfield teams in particular, this system could be more costly than it appears.

[Zico]

If it aint broke don't try to fix it! What next?