Soldato
Guess its a different situation to Brazil 09 really, if there was 0.1% chance of them running qualy they would have stayed with it but there's just no hope of it going ahead.
Japanese Grand Prix 2010, Suzuka - Race 16/19
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Qualifying at 2am UK time, 10am Suzuka.
According to the sporting regulations - they need a 4 hour gap between the publication of the official grid results and the parade lap.
Having the qualifying at 10am... doesn't leave them the mandated gap...
Now it's been postponed till tomorrow, they need to discuss what will happen if that doesn't go ahead. There's regs that says in car number order, others that say championship order...
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Couldn't wake up in the end. Going to be an interesting race, if it happens!
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Qualifying session will finish at about 3am, race starts at 7am. They're cutting it fine, but there should be the required gap.
Soldato
Whoa 2am Qually! thats nuts! 
7am Race - thats good!
7am Race - thats good!
Its the official grid list - not what is produced at the end of qualifying. It's after the scruiteneers have had a shufti at the cars and all the software versions, tyres, times and everything else has been confirmed as correct.
That normally takes a couple of hours to come out.
Soldato
no qually till tomorrow cos cars have been aquaplaning in the rain 
race back heavily in RB's favour (even if the track is new , ie not rubbered in, and damp)
whats the betting one of the leading drivers will crash out in quali pushing too hard (and therefore potentially not have a car ready for the race with such little time between)
All for the grid being put in Car No order
(did anyone mention possibility of it going in current championship order on the quali show? think thats even less likely to happen)
whats the betting one of the leading drivers will crash out in quali pushing too hard (and therefore potentially not have a car ready for the race with such little time between)
All for the grid being put in Car No order
(did anyone mention possibility of it going in current championship order on the quali show? think thats even less likely to happen)
So not much point watching the recording then.
Car numbers would be awesome, but as mclaren said it's not going to happen. There will be qauli and I expect teams will Agee to ignore the 4hr rule. Or maybe q1 only? Going to be interesting anyway. If done one has a semi bad crash they'll be screwed for race.
Car numbers would be awesome, but as mclaren said it's not going to happen. There will be qauli and I expect teams will Agee to ignore the 4hr rule. Or maybe q1 only? Going to be interesting anyway. If done one has a semi bad crash they'll be screwed for race.
Soldato
Unless you want an hour of the safety car making the odd lap, and various things having a sailing trip down the pit lane
Soldato
My Sky box doesn't show the new time
Debating staying up for Bathurst so if it doesn't update then at least I'll be awake to start recording.
Debating staying up for Bathurst so if it doesn't update then at least I'll be awake to start recording.