Bahrain Grand Prix 2016, Sakhir - Race 2/21
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It won't happen. The only options are stay with the elimination or vote for the aggregate system. The vote would require unanimous agreement from all the teams. Forcing drivers to do 6 hot laps screws any Q3 regulars on tyres, so there's no way I can see Mercedes or Ferrari voting for this. As crap as the elimination system is, Mercedes and Ferrari should regularly make top 4 with about 4 hot laps. Why would they vote in a system that means they will perform just the same in Qualifying, but have a compromised race?
We will have the elimination crap in China.
We will have the elimination crap in China.
If F1 carries on like this, Bernie won't even be able to attract Asda £5.99 Prosecco for the celebrations
Caporegime
Yup, agreed. Instead of rewarding drivers for balls-to-the-wall fast laps, they'll be rewarded for conservatively delivering two good laps.
It's a downright terrible idea.
Would be utterly boned by a yellow or reg flag too.
If you had a red flag 2/3rds of the way into Q3 it would prevent anyone being able to complete 2 runs, so you end up with a top 10 where nobody has qualified.
It also forced everyone to be on the track more, which may seem good for the fans, but also forced the drivers to be in each others way more. It will just result in a mass "he blocked me" fest with the grid being randomly reshuffled after the fact with penalties.
If you had a red flag 2/3rds of the way into Q3 it would prevent anyone being able to complete 2 runs, so you end up with a top 10 where nobody has qualified.
It also forced everyone to be on the track more, which may seem good for the fans, but also forced the drivers to be in each others way more. It will just result in a mass "he blocked me" fest with the grid being randomly reshuffled after the fact with penalties.
Which is exactly what the Promoters want. Or so Bernie says anyway. Mixed up grids to add some spice to the race.
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I can barely watch this anymore, it has become such nonsense. They may as well just pick names out of a hat.
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I know what you mean. I only watch Q3 these days and the start of races. I can barely even sit through the 'highlights'. Used to watch it all.
I've gone beyond that. I find it comedic.
All I want to see is crashes, another crappy qualifying and bernie get ever closer to appearing in the walking dead not needing makeup!
It's almost like I want it to destroy itself.
An hour of highlights when I have nothing to do is enough for me now.
It's an hour every two weeks with end of quali and c4 highlights.
Only a couple or 3 years ago I'd watch every race without fail, every pre show, every Q session
It's good (and sad) to see so many others on same page
Soldato
It sure is sad
I'm not quite at that point yet, I've gone from watching/listening to practice sessions and watching all pre and post race stuff, following up with stuff online to pretty much jsut watching the race and quali live (when not at work).
It's a real shame but there are racing series I am enjoying much more at the moment, less drama and rules getting in the way and more good quality racing.
Soldato
It is slowly chipping away at me too. But I still love it - these days far more for appreciating what the cars are capable of rather than watching them race each other.
I still get a kick out of watching them live, seemingly defying physics. But it is fast becoming a very expensive luxury.
Soldato
Qualifying - Reverse of previous race' finishing order, thats what I say 
More overtaking, no crappy elimination system.
More overtaking, no crappy elimination system.
Soldato
Man of Honour
So it seems like Kimi could potentially face a time penalty for receiving coded messages from the pit wall.
http://www.thisisf1.com/2016/04/06/fia-investigating-ferrari-3-2-lfs6-p1-coded-message/
The board says 'LFS6' and shots of the Ferrari steering wheel show an FS6 setting. Seems pretty cut and dry if you ask me?
Thoughts?
http://www.thisisf1.com/2016/04/06/fia-investigating-ferrari-3-2-lfs6-p1-coded-message/
The board says 'LFS6' and shots of the Ferrari steering wheel show an FS6 setting. Seems pretty cut and dry if you ask me?
Thoughts?
There were less cat and mouse games being played out in the cold war.
Soldato
If that's a coded message then they're pretty rubbish at it and should be disqualified on the grounds of stupidity.
I can't see anything on Auto Motor und Sport's website anyway.
I can't see anything on Auto Motor und Sport's website anyway.