Hyperpole Thoughts
Poll: Hyperpole Thoughts
Total Members Polled: 14
Discussion
I really don’t like Hyperpole. It makes the rest of the sessions an anti climax. Used to be great some fantastic laps on Wednesday - would they be beaten Thursday. Then the excitement building on Thursday to see if a great time could be beaten in the cooler night times.
What does everyone else think?
What does everyone else think?
I like the idea of it and I suppose a qualifying session finishing at midnight with pole possibly being set a day and a half earlier isn't the greatest spectacle for a TV audience.
Hyperpole gives a TV company a half hour primetime slot where pole is guaranteed to be decided.
The only change I'd make is to have the top 6 in both classes go out 1 car at a time. Gives them a good amount of TV time, punishes mistakes and means that you won't know who's on pole until the very last minute.
Hyperpole gives a TV company a half hour primetime slot where pole is guaranteed to be decided.
The only change I'd make is to have the top 6 in both classes go out 1 car at a time. Gives them a good amount of TV time, punishes mistakes and means that you won't know who's on pole until the very last minute.
Can't say I'm a fan.
For a start where you start in any endurance race and more so at Le Mans is just about willy waving and, unlike short format racing like F1, has little impact on where you finnish. In the last 10 years the pole position car has only won the 24hrs 4 times.
Second if you're going to have a Hyperpole fine but make it the last, not more or less first session for gods sake! It makes no sense to me to have the main qualifying session after FP1 but before FP2 and FP3, and then have Hyperpole as it means bar the top slots 90% of qualifying's done before the BBQ's even warm on Wednesday! FP1 day/FP2 evening on Wed., then FP3 AM/Qualifying PM/Hyperpole night on Thurs. gives teams more time to get cars and drivers dialed before qualifying so the fastest pairs in Hyperpole.
For a start where you start in any endurance race and more so at Le Mans is just about willy waving and, unlike short format racing like F1, has little impact on where you finnish. In the last 10 years the pole position car has only won the 24hrs 4 times.
Second if you're going to have a Hyperpole fine but make it the last, not more or less first session for gods sake! It makes no sense to me to have the main qualifying session after FP1 but before FP2 and FP3, and then have Hyperpole as it means bar the top slots 90% of qualifying's done before the BBQ's even warm on Wednesday! FP1 day/FP2 evening on Wed., then FP3 AM/Qualifying PM/Hyperpole night on Thurs. gives teams more time to get cars and drivers dialed before qualifying so the fastest pairs in Hyperpole.
Aysedasi2 said:
Utter rubbish. Bring back the 4 hours of free practice and the three two hours sessions of qualifying. It gave the process some interest right through to midnight on Thursday. Hyperpole appears to be TV-led mush intended for those with short attention spans..... 
Agreed!Warming to it for other WEC events as haven’t had as much time for watching on TV this season.
Was bad when teams were struggling to get tyres up to temp for just one or two laps per session.
Can see why they’ve done it and can’t see them changing back.
More annoyed about long pass around around rubbish which the commentators & TV coverage play down and disguise how much time is wasted - you tend to notice standing in the dark waiting for 3 or more extra 9 min plus laps behind SC about 1am.
Was bad when teams were struggling to get tyres up to temp for just one or two laps per session.
Can see why they’ve done it and can’t see them changing back.
More annoyed about long pass around around rubbish which the commentators & TV coverage play down and disguise how much time is wasted - you tend to notice standing in the dark waiting for 3 or more extra 9 min plus laps behind SC about 1am.
giveitfish said:
Aysedasi2 said:
Utter rubbish. Bring back the 4 hours of free practice and the three two hours sessions of qualifying. It gave the process some interest right through to midnight on Thursday. Hyperpole appears to be TV-led mush intended for those with short attention spans.....
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