2010: The return of low fuel qualifying!

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Apr 30, 2009 | 01:42 PM

GPMike

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2010: The return of low fuel qualifying!

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/04/30/offi...eturns-in-2010/

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Low fuel qualifying was last seen in F1 in 2002. It was banned because it was felt that making drivers qualify with their race fuel loads could help mix up the grid.

This was faulty reasoning to start with: in 2002, Juan Pablo Montoya qualified on pole position seven times yet never won a race.

The presumption that drivers were always winning races from pole was false.

This should be good. You need skill to stay on pole and actually win the race. I also think this will create a lot of early action in a race with the top driver/car looking to get to the front as fast as possible. There will be more daring, as well as skill now, being displayed in 2010.

Apr 30, 2009 | 05:38 PM

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thats very interesting, if its confirmed, this is a step in the right direction in F1.

Apr 30, 2009 | 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by suzukablueS2000,Apr 30 2009, 08:38 PM

thats very interesting, if its confirmed, this is a step in the right direction in F1.

We'll see more carbon bits flying off cars for sure....for better or worse.

May 1, 2009 | 01:29 AM

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JPM put pole all those times because he could take a POS car (Williams) to the limit for 1 lap. Of course he couldn't hold that type of pace for 70 laps or w/e. So thats 7 times he out drove Michael Schumacer in the BEST car. (which we all know was illegally running TC at the time)