F1 style fastest lap qualifying anyone??
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:41 pm
Would anybody fancy trying racing with an F1 style fastest lap type qualifying? In an attempt at making things more interesting I'm proposing trailing a qualifying system in which the total number of laps covered during qualifying sessions is no longer the key but rather your fastest lap during qualifying being used to calculate your finals starting position. This is basically how the Formula 1 Grand Prix grids are calculated. The current qualification system produced the following Quicksilver A final starting line up yesterday.
A Final
1. Mark Stevens - fastest qualifying lap 12.41
2. Andy Lappin - fastest qualifying lap 12.40
3. James Carroll - fastest qualifying lap 13.86
4. Richard Dobson - fastest qualifying lap 13.98
5. Chris Packer - fastest qualifying lap 14.13
But taking racers fastest laps would have seen Andy and Mark swapping places at the front of the grid. Alan Marson would have taken 3rd place on the grid ( his fastest qualifying lap being 13.22 ) demoting James to 4th and then Norman Stephens ( fastest qualifying lap 13.91 ) taking the 5th place in the A final and no doubt being delighted about it! Myself and Chris would have then been front row in the B final.
This would maybe bring another element into the qualifying with racers hanging back to make clear track space to get a clear lap in - Also if the computer projection display can show fastest times rather than laps it could make exciting watching as the leaderboard shuffled during qualifying. Nobody would need to ruin their own fastest laps to move out of the way for faster cars in qualifying - it would be up to the drivers to find the track space they need to get that A final pole sitter lap in without being hindered.
Am I mad or can anyone else see this as a possible idea?
Richard
A Final
1. Mark Stevens - fastest qualifying lap 12.41
2. Andy Lappin - fastest qualifying lap 12.40
3. James Carroll - fastest qualifying lap 13.86
4. Richard Dobson - fastest qualifying lap 13.98
5. Chris Packer - fastest qualifying lap 14.13
But taking racers fastest laps would have seen Andy and Mark swapping places at the front of the grid. Alan Marson would have taken 3rd place on the grid ( his fastest qualifying lap being 13.22 ) demoting James to 4th and then Norman Stephens ( fastest qualifying lap 13.91 ) taking the 5th place in the A final and no doubt being delighted about it! Myself and Chris would have then been front row in the B final.
This would maybe bring another element into the qualifying with racers hanging back to make clear track space to get a clear lap in - Also if the computer projection display can show fastest times rather than laps it could make exciting watching as the leaderboard shuffled during qualifying. Nobody would need to ruin their own fastest laps to move out of the way for faster cars in qualifying - it would be up to the drivers to find the track space they need to get that A final pole sitter lap in without being hindered.
Am I mad or can anyone else see this as a possible idea?
Richard