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[sagi58]

[Jabberwocky]

Let's bring back one shot qualifying

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[LewEngBridewell]

Let's bring back one shot qualifying

Ughh NO, I hated that.

I found it pretty dull.

[Hammer278]

Let's bring back one shot qualifying

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That'd be cool. Each and every driver under pressure for that 1 lap. I didn't fancy it much since DC SUCKED at it but it was an interesting format.

[What's Burning?]

Let's bring back one shot qualifying

Ughh NO, I hated that.

I found it pretty dull.

Like Indi qualifying which I fall asleep through.

[Jabberwocky]

The race where it rained half way through the qualifying session led to a good race

[madbrad]

If they made the drivers who DIDN'T make it to Q3 also race on the tires they finished Q2 on and not have choice of tire for the grid, then they guys that made it into Q3 would run in Q3.

[sagi58]

Jonathan Noble wrote:">Formula 1 qualifying format changes get teams' approval

Formula 1 teams have approved plans to tweak the qualifying format for 2014 in a bid to spice up the spectacle of Q3.

As AUTOSPORT revealed earlier this month, F1 team managers were called to a meeting with the FIA in Bahrain last week to discuss ideas to improve qualifying.

The meeting was put together because of concerns that too many drivers were electing to sit out the final qualifying session in a bid to save tyres for the race.

The proposed revisions featured drivers starting races on their Q2 tyres rather than Q3 rubber, extra tyres being provided for Q3 only, and Q1 being reduced from 20 to 18 minutes with Q3 lengthened to 12 minutes so that drivers can all complete two runs.

Those ideas were duly debated during Friday's meeting of F1's Strategy Group and AUTOSPORT has learned that they were approved.

The matter now needs to go to a vote of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council to be ratified before being put into the regulations in time for the Australian Grand Prix.

The support of the governing body will be a formality though, with FIA president Jean Todt having told AUTOSPORT recently that he fully backed the changed.

"It's constructive to have a little review of qualifying. Some people say, 'no we cannot go out in Q3 because we don't have enough tyres,'" he said.

"We are not talking about getting involved in a revolution. By doing a little refinement, a little fine tuning, we can get at something [better]."

Teams also discussed potential revisions to the engine homologation regulations, in light of Renault's problems, but these were rejected.

A push by Bernie Ecclestone to expand the controversial double points rule for the final three races of the season, rather than just the season finale, was also voted down.

[darwin dali]

Could be a good change for the audience.

[LiamCatterson]

Seems decent enough.

[Ferrari man 009]

Q1 being reduced a couple of minutes will be interesting at some tracks, could see a few suprise results as there will be pressure with 18 minutes and 22 cars on track

[LewEngBridewell]

I think this will be good for the spectacle. Tyres were the only things causing problems with the current quali format, so hopefully, things should be resolved.

[What's Burning?]

Doesn't hurt things, especially with the shifting of the two minutes. The tire situation with Q2 being the tire they start with could be a bit more of chaotic and it's unclear to me how that may play out or be exploited perhaps in the same way or worse than what we had today with drivers choosing not to go out.

[LRW]

IS there even a slim chance now, with reliability being such a key thing in the first couple of races, that drivers wont come out and do a flying lap - just so they dont put the engine under strain...?

Far fetched I know, but I'll believe anything these days.