Formula 1

Formula 1: New Qualifying until may

A few days ago major announced that it will have to wait, the formula now no longer on a reformed and stricter Qualifying. The Software rebuilds take and F1 Boss Ecclestone was already against changes.

The new
The Qualifying Format in formula 1 will come, according to Bernie Ecclestone, at the earliest, at the Spanish Grand Prix, which takes place in mid-may in Barcelona. “It’s supposed to be the start of the season, but we don’t get the Software done on time. Therefore, the qualification will be changed only in Spain,” said the head marketer of the English newspaper “The Independent”. Thus, the starting positions for the first four season were to race even after the previous mode is determined. In addition, Ecclestone is not clear that the new Format “was my idea”.

The strategy group and the formula 1 Commission of the international automobile Federation had decided, last Tuesday, in Geneva, unanimously approved the introduction of a new mode for determining the starting positions. The new Format is done in the style of an elimination race, in which after a roll-in phase, each at a 90-second cycle is the weakest driver flies. As in the past, will take place in three qualifying sections hazards, the first 16, second 15, third 14 minutes.

In the first section, the Q1, will be flagged after seven minutes of the first rider, then the Session in the 90-second clock is stopped until the checkered flag for the slowest. In Q2, this process starts after six, in the Q3, after five minutes. In the last 90 seconds of the Q3, the two fastest drivers will then determine, in a kind the final in Pole Position. “Of course, we must also develop a comprehensive Software, to, among other things, the TV viewers will bring the new regulations, almost,” said Ecclestone: “It is not enough to say: Okay, you were the Slowest, bye-bye. The Whole thing involves a complicated process, we need to make the viewer understand.”

Little enthusiasm for Bernie

Ecclestone considers the changes unnecessary

Ecclestone also underlined that he was anything other than to change the Format of the current qualifying anything at all. “It is manageable and understandable,” said the 85-Year-old. His idea was to work in the event of a Change with additional time penalties. “The idea was that a driver has won a race and the next Grand Prix, the Pole Position conquered at the Start, ten seconds aufzubrummen, he needs to work on during the race. This would have the advantage that the Pole man pulls away just goodbye at the front,” said “Mr. E.”. The Teams have spoken out against this proposal.

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