F1: Australia Qualifying
Saturday, 1. April 2006, 05:18:19
Well, third race of the season for my OT (off topic) blog entry and there are still reliability issues with the cars and motors. Ide, Rosberg, Massa, Michael Schumacher and Barrichello all had problems today. I don't know why, but Massa's wipeout made me laugh. It looked like he had it back in control, then he spun out. In case you're wondering, I'll be keeping an eye on Villeneuve this season to see what he can do. But I'm interested in all drivers. Especially Rosberg. He had problems today, but he's showing some real promise.
So Villeneuve changed engines and he will drop back 10 places from his 9th position in qualifying. First time getting to the final qualifying round this season. I'm unsure if he's the only one dropping back though. Either way, worst starting position is 19, but there's only 22 cars in all. Heidfeld qualified 8th and should have a good chance at points if his engine can endure the race.
There were lots of debris and spinouts today. An entertaining qualifying format for sure compared to previous years. I think I like it. I'm wondering if teams won't just take the 10 position penalty most of the time rather than risk being out of the race. JV did it for this race. And I'm sure other teams will do the same. Is this 10 position penalty just a nuissance? It can't give other teams an advantage other than perhaps to teams that are fast AND reliable. But then, they would already have an advantage. At first, I thought it may have been a cool idea. Now, I'm not so sure. Finishing the race is priority #1. The 10 position penalty is not going to affect the decision of the team if the engine is thought to not be able to finish the race.
Will it rain or no? See you on the grid!
So Villeneuve changed engines and he will drop back 10 places from his 9th position in qualifying. First time getting to the final qualifying round this season. I'm unsure if he's the only one dropping back though. Either way, worst starting position is 19, but there's only 22 cars in all. Heidfeld qualified 8th and should have a good chance at points if his engine can endure the race.
There were lots of debris and spinouts today. An entertaining qualifying format for sure compared to previous years. I think I like it. I'm wondering if teams won't just take the 10 position penalty most of the time rather than risk being out of the race. JV did it for this race. And I'm sure other teams will do the same. Is this 10 position penalty just a nuissance? It can't give other teams an advantage other than perhaps to teams that are fast AND reliable. But then, they would already have an advantage. At first, I thought it may have been a cool idea. Now, I'm not so sure. Finishing the race is priority #1. The 10 position penalty is not going to affect the decision of the team if the engine is thought to not be able to finish the race.
Will it rain or no? See you on the grid!
WIDGETIZE