03-21-2016, 08:56 AM
(03-20-2016, 12:42 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:It was a disaster yesterday, they had to scrap it.
It WAS a disaster, but i think the teams are mostly to blame for that.
They simply did not send ther drivers out at the right time.
Its pretty simple. Every 90 seconds a guy gets eliminated. Thats how long it takes to do a lap. You need to do 2 (out lap + hot lap) which is 3 minutes.
If you are next to be eliminated and you are in the pits, too bad.
If you are the the one to be eliminated after the next one and you are in the pits. Too bad.
If there are 2 drivers between you and the 'elimination bubble' get your butt out on the track immediately, otherwise you will essentially be gone too in a minute or so.
If there are 3 drivers between you and the 'elimination bubble get your butt on the track immediately, otherwise as the guy above you doing a hit lap can put you out in a minute or so.
etc...
Teams need to think at least 3 minutes ahead. They weren't.
Why Ferrari decided to sit out the last 5 minutes or so was a weird decision. If it was simply to save tyres for the race, let them have more tyres for qualifying.
A lot of the issues can be fixed if the teams wise up to what is going on, and they are allowed extra sets of tyres.