F1 Qualifying Format
A three round format was now shortened with round one at 10 minutes to match round two and the final round lasting just five minutes.
F1 qualifying format. There were some changes in that time such as when there was an extra pre qualifying session to whittle down the field before the main session but it was largely the same. On the eve of the season opening australian grand prix we look back on how the fight for grand prix pole has morphed over the decades. Fia is set to make a major change to f1 qualifying which can affect mercedes and some other teams. F1s longest running format lasted for a massive 46 seasons.
For years formula 1 qualifying was a one hour session with all the cars running simultaneously and the fastest driver taking pole position the second fastest taking the second position etc. The advent of a new qualifying format for 2016 is just the latest in a long line of methods that have been used to determine the starting grid in formula one racing. According to reports teams could be restricted from operating their special engine modes during qualifying sessions. Two sessions one on friday one on saturday low fuel sticky tyres fastest driver on pole.
For the 2019 season nascar tweaked its qualifying rules to compact the qualifying procedure at short and intermediate speedways in multi car qualifying sessions. The two session format 1950 1996. But as there was a limit on laps and tires the fastest cars like michael schumacher in his ferrari would not go on the track at all until the last minutes then take the top positions.