My Solution To The Qualifying 3 Dilemma

There is a current problem in qualifying where not all the runners who get through to Q3 are going out and setting competitive lap times. The main reason for this is presumably to save as many new tyres as possible for the race, knowing that once they are through to the final qualifying session they will be no lower than 10th position on the starting grid.

This is not only robbing the paying spectators from seeing all the final 10 drivers having a go for pole position, it is also giving the teams sponsors less exposure than they would probably have hoped for, considering the multi-millions they have inevitably invested in their chosen teams.

My way to fix this is quite simple. Drivers who make it through to Q3 will still have to beat the times set by drivers who went out in Q1 or Q2. For example if Driver A sets a time in Q3 that would have only have given him 15th place in Q2 then 15th place is where he will start the race. The drivers who went out in Q2 but set a faster time in Q2 then Driver A did in Q3 will then gain a position on the grid.

This I think will give all the participants in Q3 an incentive to pull their fingers out and give it a go in those final 10 minutes.