New qualifying format 2006

sridhar24 · 15th July 2005, 12:33

The teams have come up with new ideas for possible 2006 qualifying formats, there are two formats suggested by the teams. You can also vote for the preffered format. 06 qualifing . One thing I liked is there are no fuel restrictions before and after the session.

Conan · 15th July 2005, 12:40

I voted for proposal one. It will add more spice to qualifying.
Second one seemed complicated and laborious.

sridhar24 · 15th July 2005, 12:42

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Originally Posted by Conan

I voted for proposal one. It will add more spice to qualifying.
Second one seemed complicated and laborious.

I felt the same way, I also found it confusing.

iceman91 · 15th July 2005, 12:55

man proposal two is more like playing knockout in NFS...voted fro proposal one.

Dippy · 15th July 2005, 13:04

Voted for proposal one roo. The second one just sounded a bit confusing

Dippy

Shan2nu · 15th July 2005, 16:12

Voted for the 2nd one. Makes more sense IMO. 15 mins into the qulifying, the 5 slowest cars will have to settle for 16th to 20th place, another 15 mins later 11th to 15th places would have been finalised, which leaves the top 10 cars for the remaining 30 mins.

Which technically means that the track keeps getting cleared, off 5 cars per 15 mins. So, at the end, the faster cars will have a much more spaced out track.

With the first plan, it's more a case of when you get your car out. I mean the fastest guy could smash the first 2 sectors and then find a slow Minardi on the last corner, which could cost him a lot of places. Makes no sense.

Shan2nu

Rtech · 15th July 2005, 16:15

2nd one for me too. Just sounds interesting and different. Would add a bit of pressure for all teams concerned.

Shan2nu · 15th July 2005, 16:21

Poll has been added. Spare some time and add your vote.

turbo_lover · 15th July 2005, 20:37

i voted for Option 2 - sounds more competetive ...
but a lot depends on the tyre ,engine rules aswell...

Badcheetah · 17th July 2005, 16:50

Hi all ,
Well the 1st option is the best one

, as then we can surely see which car and driver is the fastest in true sense.
I only hope this is followed in 2006 . fingers crossed

Cheetah Out ....

Gordon · 17th July 2005, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Voted for the 2nd one. Makes more sense IMO. 15 mins into the qulifying, the 5 slowest cars will have to settle for 16th to 20th place, another 15 mins later 11th to 15th places would have been finalised, which leaves the top 10 cars for the remaining 30 mins.

Which technically means that the track keeps getting cleared, off 5 cars per 15 mins. So, at the end, the faster cars will have a much more spaced out track.

With the first plan, it's more a case of when you get your car out. I mean the fastest guy could smash the first 2 sectors and then find a slow Minardi on the last corner, which could cost him a lot of places. Makes no sense.

Shan2nu

Thanks Shan2nu for explaining Format 2, my thoughts exactly. Format 2 is perfectly laid out. I chose Format 1. This is to ensure the age old qualifying format is carried on. Was a difficult choice though.

Sid Schumacher · 18th July 2005, 18:24

Format 2 is too confusing, I voted for format 1...though format 2 is competetive...my views on format 1 is that it sounds similar to the qualifying sessions before 2002.

xezas · 18th July 2005, 20:15

Proposal 2 is more exciting and it'll be interesting to see the tactics of the mid-level teams who have to race their best 4 times in an hour.
Renault and Merc-Mclaren and possibly Ferrari could take it easy within the first two 15-min sessions and come all guns blazing for the last 2.
BUT this format will mean that the rest of the bunch will have to slog it out in all the 4 sessions just so that the back-benchers like Minardi or Jordan do not come up with a smashing lap and relegate them to the end of the grid.

And that's more than enough reason to mark off all racing Saturdays too!

View Poll Results: Which format did you vote for?
Format 1	7	50.00%
Format 2	7	50.00%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

15th July 2005, 12:33	#1
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,049 Thanked: 90 Times	New qualifying format 2006 The teams have come up with new ideas for possible 2006 qualifying formats, there are two formats suggested by the teams. You can also vote for the preffered format. 06 qualifing . One thing I liked is there are no fuel restrictions before and after the session.
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15th July 2005, 12:40	#2
Conan BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 223 Thanked: 0 Times	I voted for proposal one. It will add more spice to qualifying. Second one seemed complicated and laborious.
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15th July 2005, 12:55	#4
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	man proposal two is more like playing knockout in NFS...voted fro proposal one.
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15th July 2005, 13:04	#5
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,764 Thanked: 4,254 Times	Voted for proposal one roo. The second one just sounded a bit confusing Dippy
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15th July 2005, 16:12	#6
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Voted for the 2nd one. Makes more sense IMO. 15 mins into the qulifying, the 5 slowest cars will have to settle for 16th to 20th place, another 15 mins later 11th to 15th places would have been finalised, which leaves the top 10 cars for the remaining 30 mins. Which technically means that the track keeps getting cleared, off 5 cars per 15 mins. So, at the end, the faster cars will have a much more spaced out track. With the first plan, it's more a case of when you get your car out. I mean the fastest guy could smash the first 2 sectors and then find a slow Minardi on the last corner, which could cost him a lot of places. Makes no sense. Shan2nu
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15th July 2005, 16:15	#7
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,765 Thanked: 371 Times View My Garage	2nd one for me too. Just sounds interesting and different. Would add a bit of pressure for all teams concerned.
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15th July 2005, 16:21	#8
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	what did you vote for Poll has been added. Spare some time and add your vote.
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15th July 2005, 20:37	#9
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	i voted for Option 2 - sounds more competetive ... but a lot depends on the tyre ,engine rules aswell...
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17th July 2005, 16:50	#10
Badcheetah BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 123 Thanked: 3 Times	No 1 always Hi all , Well the 1st option is the best one , as then we can surely see which car and driver is the fastest in true sense. I only hope this is followed in 2006 . fingers crossed Cheetah Out ....
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18th July 2005, 18:24	#12
Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	Format 2 is too confusing, I voted for format 1...though format 2 is competetive...my views on format 1 is that it sounds similar to the qualifying sessions before 2002.
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18th July 2005, 20:15	#13
xezas BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore/Chicago Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	Proposal 2 is more exciting and it'll be interesting to see the tactics of the mid-level teams who have to race their best 4 times in an hour. Renault and Merc-Mclaren and possibly Ferrari could take it easy within the first two 15-min sessions and come all guns blazing for the last 2. BUT this format will mean that the rest of the bunch will have to slog it out in all the 4 sessions just so that the back-benchers like Minardi or Jordan do not come up with a smashing lap and relegate them to the end of the grid. And that's more than enough reason to mark off all racing Saturdays too!
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