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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gaz @ Oct 18 2008, 04:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Ok, so I totally disagree with the single supplier rule to start with and now the ridiculous other impositions make it even worse so I have to ask.
Gven there are no Q tyres, why even have a Q session?
Why not have FP1/FP2 on Friday which are 'acclimatising' sessions than have FP3/FP4 on Saturday. The quickest time from FP3/FP4 will become the riders Q time.
Garry
I agree with you on the single supplier rule and the ludicrously small number of tyres proposed for a weekend.
However, the lack of qualifying tyres doesn't automatically lead to the qualifying being boring, and certainly not to the conclusion that there would be no point running it. I've been watching this sport for over 20 years and remember the first qualifiers appearing in 2000, before being withdrawn in 2001 by Michelin.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>MICHELIN AND QUALIFYING TYRES
Michelin has decided to withdraw qualifying tyres from the 500 World Championship, following consultations with all riders and teams.
"The majority of riders and teams believe they only complicate matters," says Michelin Grand Prix Manager Jacques Morelli. "We introduced them last season largely due to requests from one or two riders, whose special styles require very soft tyres for qualifying but it was soon obvious that most riders preferred our usual system. Also, we think one-lap tyres aren't really fair for the riders, because a rider may get slowed by someone on his one fast lap and waste his best run. We believe it's better to have a range of soft tyres, which will be good for, say, four or five laps, giving each rider a better chance of cutting his best-possible lap time. We think this system is better and easier for everyone, just as it was before."
"It's quite a complex matter anyway, because a soft tyre for one rider could be like a qualifying rider for another. Last year we found that some riders might get only one lap from a qualifier while another might be able to use the same tyre for up to ten fast laps. This year we'll be increasing our range of soft tyres after working with some of the newest 500 riders who seem to like softer rubber."
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Obviously they were re-introduced, but I don't feel that the quali sessions are better with or without them, just different.
I think there will be far more issues with the other aspects of the current proposal and it seems that most of the riders are also very unhappy.
Gven there are no Q tyres, why even have a Q session?
Why not have FP1/FP2 on Friday which are 'acclimatising' sessions than have FP3/FP4 on Saturday. The quickest time from FP3/FP4 will become the riders Q time.
Garry
I agree with you on the single supplier rule and the ludicrously small number of tyres proposed for a weekend.
However, the lack of qualifying tyres doesn't automatically lead to the qualifying being boring, and certainly not to the conclusion that there would be no point running it. I've been watching this sport for over 20 years and remember the first qualifiers appearing in 2000, before being withdrawn in 2001 by Michelin.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>MICHELIN AND QUALIFYING TYRES
Michelin has decided to withdraw qualifying tyres from the 500 World Championship, following consultations with all riders and teams.
"The majority of riders and teams believe they only complicate matters," says Michelin Grand Prix Manager Jacques Morelli. "We introduced them last season largely due to requests from one or two riders, whose special styles require very soft tyres for qualifying but it was soon obvious that most riders preferred our usual system. Also, we think one-lap tyres aren't really fair for the riders, because a rider may get slowed by someone on his one fast lap and waste his best run. We believe it's better to have a range of soft tyres, which will be good for, say, four or five laps, giving each rider a better chance of cutting his best-possible lap time. We think this system is better and easier for everyone, just as it was before."
"It's quite a complex matter anyway, because a soft tyre for one rider could be like a qualifying rider for another. Last year we found that some riders might get only one lap from a qualifier while another might be able to use the same tyre for up to ten fast laps. This year we'll be increasing our range of soft tyres after working with some of the newest 500 riders who seem to like softer rubber."
LINK
Obviously they were re-introduced, but I don't feel that the quali sessions are better with or without them, just different.
I think there will be far more issues with the other aspects of the current proposal and it seems that most of the riders are also very unhappy.
