Pictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix .
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04.07.2020. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, Qualifying Day.
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04.07.2020. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, Qualifying Day.
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04.07.2020. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, Qualifying Day.
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Jose Lopes da Silva
5th July 2020, 12:09
The current qualifying system, which two-thirds of F1 fans support, again showed its flaws. Having everyone packed doing their laps results in:
– we don’t see their laps live because the camera (and our brain) can only focus on one of them;
– if someone goes off (if we have 10 can simultaneously, the odds are high!) and everyone is packed, the odds of everyone having their laps ruined for yellow flags are also high;
– otherwise, we start this sterile thing: so, it was Bottas who went on purpose, like Schumacher-Monaco-06 and Rosberg-Monaco-14? Or not? Hamilton did not see the yellow flag? Or did he? And the stewards attitude towards either of the drivers? Who are they protecting (because no one believes they are just doing their job)?
Not being possible the 1996-2002 system (which kept the sport’s spirit), I’d rather have the qualifying race instead of this.
As usually, I’m looking forward to the race after having happily skipped the qualifying.