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Post by robmarsh on Apr 29, 2021 7:34:16 GMT
Not sure if this topic should appear under appetizer as I think it may well have the opposite effect. However, I see that F1 are now planning on introducing Saturday qualifying races at three GPs this year to test the system with a view to implementing it in future. Ross Brawn seems excited about the idea but then he seems excited about racing in a car park in Miami so not sure if his opinion carries much weight with me any more. Intuitively I don't like the idea as I think it is devaluing F1 down to the level of the lower feeder series like F2 and F3. I think it will be a waste of money that is not going to change the running order much. I personally don't think there is much wrong with the current format of race weekends, the problem is with rules and regulations that allow one team to dominate for so long but trust F1 to make a complex expensive issue of fixing something.
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Post by Carl on Apr 29, 2021 16:20:55 GMT
Not sure if this topic should appear under appetizer as I think it may well have the opposite effect. However, I see that F1 are now planning on introducing Saturday qualifying races at three GPs this year to test the system with a view to implementing it in future. Ross Brawn seems excited about the idea but then he seems excited about racing in a car park in Miami so not sure if his opinion carries much weight with me any more. Intuitively I don't like the idea as I think it is devaluing F1 down to the level of the lower feeder series like F2 and F3. I think it will be a waste of money that is not going to change the running order much. I personally don't think there is much wrong with the current format of race weekends, the problem is with rules and regulations that allow one team to dominate for so long but trust F1 to make a complex expensive issue of fixing something. The proposed course is 3.4 miles, which is good, but I doubt any venue past or present in Florida is capable of road course greatness. The infield road course at Daytona is dull while Sebring lives in the past and is seriously compromised by severe bumps along the concrete runway that can send a car into the wall at the final turn. The venues for IMSA events in Miami during the 80s were so bad that they came and went like disreputable con artistry, which Formula One also seems incapable of resisting.
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Post by charleselan on Apr 29, 2021 17:04:49 GMT
Good job old Ross isn't running the English Premier League then, can you imagine them having a 20 minute per half Five A Side match in the morning before the big match. Then again we could go to Wimbledon (other tournaments are available) and have a one set knock about in the morning before the final.
If the flaming show is deemed to be so bad then change what is wrong, not bring in gimmicks. Qualifying is usually one of the highlights of a F1 weekend, so why b*gger it up.
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Post by René on Apr 29, 2021 17:19:36 GMT
We have discussed this topic earlier in this thread. I agree qualifying is one of the highlights of a race weekend but as I said before, my feeling is give it a try and see what it does. Who knows what it brings...
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Post by mikael on Apr 30, 2021 15:35:58 GMT
Not sure if this topic should appear under appetizer as I think it may well have the opposite effect. However, I see that F1 are now planning on introducing Saturday qualifying races at three GPs this year ... Some interesting points are raised in this article:
Yes, as is discussed here, the case of the pole position raises a bit of a dilemma ...
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Post by Carl on Apr 30, 2021 16:30:42 GMT
Not sure if this topic should appear under appetizer as I think it may well have the opposite effect. However, I see that F1 are now planning on introducing Saturday qualifying races at three GPs this year ... Some interesting points are raised in this article:
Yes, as is discussed here, the case of the pole position raises a bit of a dilemma ...
Yes, the writer, Luis Vasconcelos, raises several interesting points but also clearly believes that multiple pitstops enhance close racing, when to this longtime racing fan the opposite seems to be the case now as teams rely entirely on the timing of pitstops in order to pass. One tyre compound hard enough to endure will ensure close racing between the best drivers and embarrassment of the worst. |
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Post by Carl on May 1, 2021 16:32:48 GMT
Not sure if this topic should appear under appetizer as I think it may well have the opposite effect. However, I see that F1 are now planning on introducing Saturday qualifying races at three GPs this year to test the system with a view to implementing it in future. Ross Brawn seems excited about the idea but then he seems excited about racing in a car park in Miami so not sure if his opinion carries much weight with me any more. Intuitively I don't like the idea as I think it is devaluing F1 down to the level of the lower feeder series like F2 and F3. I think it will be a waste of money that is not going to change the running order much. I personally don't think there is much wrong with the current format of race weekends, the problem is with rules and regulations that allow one team to dominate for so long but trust F1 to make a complex expensive issue of fixing something. The proposed course is 3.4 miles, which is good, but I doubt any venue past or present in Florida is capable of road course greatness. The infield road course at Daytona is dull while Sebring lives in the past and is seriously compromised by severe bumps along the concrete runway that can send a car into the wall at the final turn. The venues for IMSA events in Miami during the 80s were so bad that they came and went like disreputable con artistry, which Formula One also seems incapable of resisting.
For some reason probably to do with the years having filled my brain to capacity  , I completely forgot about the wonderful street circuit in St. Petersburg, on the Gulf Coast of Florida, despite the great race there last weekend.
I may soon need a nanny...  |
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, I completely forgot about the wonderful street circuit in St. Petersburg, on the Gulf Coast of Florida, despite the great race there last weekend. 