Button - It's not just about sheer speed, it's whether you can look after the tyres..

[The Black Knight]

I agree that there is an issue with qualifying. When some cars don't even put in a lap in Q3 because they are too concerned about tyre wear, something needs to be done.
I have a different solution than yours though. With F1 being a meritocracy, I propose the following: Reward the drivers with an extra set of tyres (that they can use for qualifying or the race) for advancing to the next round of qualifying. They'll be doing more laps, so they should get more rubber.

Example1: In Q1, Hamilton sets his fastest lap on the harder tyre and advances to Q2, so he is rewarded with an extra set of the harder tyre. In Q2 he sets his fastest lap on the softer tyre and advances to Q3, so he is also rewarded with an extra set of the softs.

Example2: In Q1, Massa sets his fastest lap on the harder tyre and advances to Q2, so he is rewarded with an extra set of the harder tyre. In Q2 he sets his fastest lap on the softer tyre but fails to advance to Q3, so he is not rewarded with an extra set of softs.

Am I a genius, or an idiot? Poll please :.

My way only means 40 extra tyres per race. Yours means a lot more though. It seems kind of wasteful.