Q1 was pretty crazy, and you could call it entertainment I guess. Q2 started seeing cars parking up early and a lot of drivers out of the car and settling for their position long before they were timed out. Q3 was a disaster. Every single driver had got out of their cars, shaken the hands of their mechanics, been weighed, and gone out the back of the garages before the chequered flag.

On the other hand, great news for the TV channels showing highlights packages. They can edit out all the dead time and it will probably look pretty good. They now have better qualifying coverage than the channels showing it live.