Changes for 2016 f1 season drivers#
Many of the drivers are opposed to the change because they fear it will make qualifying too complicated for the audience to follow. Seven drivers will be knocked out in the final minutes of a 16-minute first session and another seven in the final minutes of a 15-minute second session, leaving eight for a 14-minute shootout for the top positions. The new system will see drivers eliminated every 90 seconds in the closing minutes of each of three qualifying sessions. Lewis Hamilton has spoken out against plans to spice up F1
Changes for 2016 f1 season driver#
However, the Mercedes driver said he was willing to give the changes a go, adding it would be interesting to see what the feedback was from fans. "I've generally enjoyed the qualifying we had for the last few years, so that's why the changes we've made don't make sense to me in my head right now," said triple world champion Lewis Hamilton. Senior figures pushed back at Ecclestone on that issue, and it is understood his company, which is responsible for timing and graphics, has now said it can be done in time. The decision comes despite F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone saying last week he had been told the timing software and on-screen television graphics could not be changed for the Melbourne race. "I think it's really important to remember the whole purpose of looking at qualifying was to try and shake up the grid to go into the race and make races a little bit more exciting." "The Strategy Group voted it through and I voted for it," she said. Williams team principal Claire Williams earlier confirmed it will happen in Melbourne. The World Council has decided to ignore suggestions for tweaks to avoid an empty track at the end of qualifying. It means the system will be used for the first time at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 19 March.
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