Innovations imply the following allocation of positions at the start: the first segment of the pilots will be given 16 minutes after the first seven of the struggle falls slowest pilot and then after every fifteen minutes even eliminated by the rider, will be eliminated until seven pilots. In the second 15-minute segment after the first six minutes, eliminated the slowest pilot and then every 1.5 minutes eliminated one more — eliminated the seven slowest. In the fight for pole position involves eight riders during 14 minutes: for the first five eliminated slowest, every fifteen minutes eliminated one by one, and the last 1.5 minutes of the fight are two.
It is noteworthy that the adjustment of the rules unanimously approved by all the team and change the sports regulation was approved by the FIA. But the real value of the reforms will only practice...
In fact, it changed only the number of «deadlines» for the session. Previously, he was one, now there will be a few, but the general principle determining the position remained the same. enough to immediately show a good time to ensure a place in the top group, and you can no longer go on the road — even for the leaders will not change anything. But for the rest...
The new rules leave no room for error — enough to prevent blot in aerobatics, stretch in a slow opponent, spoil the set of tires and a second chance will not, because there are no more possible to go under the checkered flag on the final attempt. Plus the weather changes and the yellow flags on the track. As a result, the stewards — that's obvious now — added work, and at the team of strategists headache: it is important to choose the time for the appearance on the track so that it was time for the fastest lap, and there was no traffic. Given the fact that competitors have to solve the same problem, there will be more conflicts.
The organizers are pursuing good purpose — to make the qualification spectacular and not to leave the pilot to sit in the pits until the last minute, but in fact the sports component yielded the palm to show. For error is left, but increases the likelihood of a multiple.
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