NO new qually format???? Thankfully

[jddh1]

QLF is currently near to perfect. The only thing which could be changed is Q3 as low-fuel session.

Almost. With the change of Q3 to being a low fuel session, I'd also put the Sunday practice back in, even if just half an hour, and allow setup changes. That way teams qualifying pace doesn't necessarily carry over into race pace, and could lead to more overtaking.

I love the idea.
But then, when would the 10000 feeder series set up by Bernie race? I say, drop one of them and have the Sunday warm up again. Why they banned that in the first place is beyond me.

[WhiteBlue]

1+ from me for low fuel Q3 and Sunday warmup.

Fota have crap ideas like this Qually rehash, shortening races! Their propaganda is easily dismissed as simply serving self interest.

[Scotracer]

+1 for the new format. I like it

[ISLAMATRON]

+1 for the new format. I like it

Which? the FOTA one? if so can you explain it cause I cant fully understand

[flynfrog]

+1 for the new format. I like it

Which? the FOTA one? if so can you explain it cause I cant fully understand

5 car go out at once 2 fastest move on to the next round what so hard about that?

[Scotracer]

+1 for the new format. I like it

Which? the FOTA one? if so can you explain it cause I cant fully understand

5 sessions of 5 cars each (if there are 25 total, that is). The two fastest from each go through to a final of 10 cars (possibly like todays Q3).

Although, I've got a bit of trepidation about how the sessions are chosen: champ position, random, what? If it's by champ position you would be forming a system similar to the FIA GT's system where you can have slow cars qualifying ahead of faster ones (see GT2 cars getting into Superpole session). If it's random then you run the risk of 3 or more very fast cars in a single session and it could be big trouble for some of them.

[ISLAMATRON]

+1 for the new format. I like it

Which? the FOTA one? if so can you explain it cause I cant fully understand

5 car go out at once 2 fastest move on to the next round what so hard about that?

8 ROUNDS? thats alot of tires, new set every round? who picks who goes first? who goes last? they gonna need to refuel no? what bout blocking? how do they determine the final order? by lap times? what if it starts raining halfway through the session, then the drivers who are in the latter sessions are at a disadvantage.

track gets rubbered in the more laps done, drivers in the former stages are at a disadvantage, what if somebody oils down the track.

simply said it is a stupid idea any way you look at it.

[Scotracer]

I saw it a different way. See above post ^

But re-reading the link:

It is believed FOTA's desired change would see five cars on track at a time, with the two fastest progressing to take on the next group of competitors.

That flynfrog is correct. Yes, that is a stupid idea. My idea is better

[TRICKLE69]

QLF is currently near to perfect. The only thing which could be changed is Q3 as low-fuel session.

Almost. With the change of Q3 to being a low fuel session, I'd also put the Sunday practice back in, even if just half an hour, and allow setup changes. That way teams qualifying pace doesn't necessarily carry over into race pace, and could lead to more overtaking.

I love the idea.
But then, when would the 10000 feeder series set up by Bernie race? I say, drop one of them and have the Sunday warm up again. Why they banned that in the first place is beyond me.

I think that is the best possible format.

[bidong]

The "bidong" Formula 1 Qualifying session for 2010.

Please give me constructive insights and opinions regarding this.

The "Qualifying Session" will be divided into 2 parts.
a. The First 25 minutes (rubbering down)
a2. 5 minute coffee break.
b. The Second 30 minutes (setting fast lap times)

26 cars are free to run in (a) to rubber down the track, given that everyone in (a) and (b) will be using the harder-compound tires. The six fastest drivers of (a) will be allowed to run the softer-option tire for (b) Fuel load for (a) and (b) will be a fixed 25 laps (or whatever amount of Liters) and there will be no refueling during the entire qualifying session.

(b) will be open for 3 flying laps for each driver. These flying laps can be done in their own time; as long as it falls within 30 minutes. Also, all flying laps will not be counted once the chequered flag is out. The six fastest drivers of (a) will be allowed to run on one set of the softer-option tires and one set of the harder-compound tires. While the other twenty drivers can run on two sets of the harder-compound tires. Pole position driver will be allowed to do donuts (in their own engine life expense) and carry his national flag (team or driver) around his victory lap.

*by the way, lap times will be considered as one for the whole qualifying session. Meaning, if the fastest lap time was set in session (a), this will be the pole position lap.
This, IMHO, would really improve the show

[ISLAMATRON]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77775

Looks like Qually will basically remain the same as now

3 rounds... 8 cars knoocked out in the first 2

LOW FUEL Q3!!!!!!!!!!!!! bout damned time.

Same points system as now.

min weight raised to 620... and KERS stays!!!!!!

tire warmers allowed... too bad for that one.

[Giblet]

The proposed means of quail is a dumb idea I think.

Whichever cars go out last, assuming the weather remains constant, will have a distinct advantage to a more rubbered in track. Especially if there is rain the night before, but a dry race day. On quali runs, everone is running 10/10ths on new tires, slapping down vulcanized carbon black rubber at a higher rate than practise.

Other than taht, I like it.

[Ogami musashi]

the 2010 regulations are so cool, i can't believe how fun F1 will now be with so much technological freedom, how much the overtaking working group works will continue to improve, how the FOTA has done to improve the show...ahh yes so good regulations!

What? They are the same as this year with only 620kg minimum weight?
THey are to stay until the end of 2012???

Nahhhhh, you're kidding me. No??!

Sight...

[timbo]

Seems like DDDs stay. I wonder how far next year's cars would go with this...

[ISLAMATRON]

the 2010 regulations are so cool, i can't believe how fun F1 will now be with so much technological freedom, how much the overtaking working group works will continue to improve, how the FOTA has done to improve the show...ahh yes so good regulations!

What? They are the same as this year with only 620kg minimum weight?
THey are to stay until the end of 2012???

Nahhhhh, you're kidding me. No??!

Sight...

They actually have the option of going backwards in technical level with the FOTA ban on KERS, Thank you FOTA once again.
F1 will be extremely boring on a technical level for the next 3 years, all hail the great FOTA.