New Qualifying ideas being put forward

[jules c]

Seeing a few press articles on potential addition of a short qualifying race and adjusted practice formats....

Beyond the flag: "Friday’s two practice sessions would be shortened to one hour each, and there would no longer be a Saturday practice session. There would still be a regular qualifying session on Saturday, but that session would set the starting grid for the qualifying race, which would also take place on Saturday and would last for roughly one-third of the length of the main event on Sunday. The results of this race would set the starting grid for Sunday’s race. This idea, which is still what it is, is definitely still in the works. It has not been confirmed yet, and there is nothing to suggest that it will be in the near future. We will just have to wait and see what happens."

Planet F1: "According to Auto Motor und Sport, Liberty have proposed a 100km sprint race on Saturday with no fuel or tyre limitations to determine the grid for the main event on Sunday, giving drivers the ability to race full throttle"

Would a normal quali session followed by a sprint race to form the race grid work.. could lead to some exciting full on "racing"?

[jules c]

Angpozzuto said:

What's the point of a qualifying sprint race if there's only a handful of overtakes in a full length race? It'll just be a 45 minute precession

If it was a true sprint race with low fuel, and less tyre management, would that contribute to a more exciting spectacle - at least for the sprint race?

But of course lets not forget the engine preservation debacle... that would need to be relaxed -- a lot