I found it quite refreshing to see Michael put in that scorching 1:18
simply because he actually needed to. That's REAL qualifying folks. As
fast as you can go with as little fuel on board and new tires.

I say bring back 1.5 litre turbos with 1300 HP in qualifying and
sticky bubblegum qualifying tires! I recall when F1 was basically FUN.
No worrying about stuff. I'm sure there's a way to go BACK without
undoing the safety improvements (the only good reason for any of the
changes that've been inflicted upon F1 in the last decade) because of
course blood and wreckage is NOT fun (for me anyhow).

I must say I'm at a loss to work out how we did arrive at the current
ridiculous qualifying method. What was wrong with a 1 hour session
where the drivers could go out when they want only limited to 4 sets of
qualifying tires?

The only thing I can guess at is that nonsense when some whiners
complained that qualy was boring because there weren't enough cars on
track or some such moronicity. Who cares. Qualy is supposed to be an
hour where you sit back, chat with your friends and wait for someone
you're interested in to go out and set a hot time. Ups and downs. Like
soccer. With apologies but I almost suspect it's an "americanism"
creeping in where the sports viewers need to be kept "enthralled" every
second by either a goal/basket/touchdown/passing manoever. Perhaps
Ecclestone's trying to make F1 into that constant low-grade
titillation. I'm sure American F1 fans watch F1 BECAUSE it's not like
the other US sports. We WANT periods of sheer boredom punctuated by
bursts of extreme excitement.

"Schumi" <readmylips (AT) my-deja (DOT) com> wrote

Unadulterated balderdash. Don't pretend to represent what "we" want. Speak
for yourself.

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Hal S.

Forget the qualy, the penalty will liven up the race!! MS and Alonso
will have to survive the first corner and then work their way through
whilst fueled to the brim, and Massa(+Fisi?) may head a train of cars
until the first stops.