Can anybody let me know exactly how this is meant to work? I've checked
itv-f1.com and all it mentions is two 10 lap mini races, one on the Friday,
the other on the Saturday. As for further details, it suggests buying a
magazine... Just wondering whether I can find out on the cheap? ;-)

Andy

In article <4121dae1$0$20254$cc9e4d1f>, "Andy
F Batter" <me> writes:

> Can anybody let me know exactly how this is meant to work? I've checked
> itv-f1.com and all it mentions is two 10 lap mini races, one on the Friday,
> the other on the Saturday. As for further details, it suggests buying a
> magazine... Just wondering whether I can find out on the cheap? ;-)

OK, to save you all considerable sums of money:

1) Friday: Draw for all 20 drivers
2) Friday: 10 lap sprint race, grid in drawn order
3) Saturday: 10 lap sprint race, grid in reverse order to draw
4) Sunday: work out grid positions. Mean position over 2 races
determines grid position, if two people have the same mean position
then order is determined by the aggregate of the fastest laps from the
two races
5) Monday: [1] after working that lot out, have the race. The cars
start with the fuel load that they will start the race with. No
mid-air refuelling allowed.

There's also 2 45-minute practice sessions on both Friday and Saturday
(ie. a total of 4 practice sessions).

So the engines will have to cope with 3 hours of practice, two sprint
races, and the race. Twice, if the two-weekend rule is brought in
(which I hope it isn't).

[1] I may be lying for humorous effect

Mike Fleming wrote:

> 1) Friday: Draw for all 20 drivers
> 2) Friday: 10 lap sprint race, grid in drawn order
> 3) Saturday: 10 lap sprint race, grid in reverse order to draw
> 4) Sunday: work out grid positions. Mean position over 2 races
> determines grid position

That sounds like a winner to me. Imagine seeing the quick guys having to
make up places from the back in just 10 laps?!? I bet Renault would love
that with their launch control.

I hope it's introduced, as it's a world better than what we have at the
moment. Would be good for attendances at the tracks on Fridays and
Saturdays too.

Thanks a lot for the explanation BTW.

Andy

Mike Fleming <{mike}> wrote in message news:ik0g
[..]
> mid-air refuelling allowed.
>
> There's also 2 45-minute practice sessions on both Friday and Saturday
> (ie. a total of 4 practice sessions).
>
> So the engines will have to cope with 3 hours of practice, two sprint
> races, and the race. Twice, if the two-weekend rule is brought in
> (which I hope it isn't).
>
> [1] I may be lying for humorous effect

Brilliant! I love it! The only problem I see is that the qualifying
is going to be the big spectacle, and the race will be as tedious as
it is today. Still, at least that's 2 days I'll bother to turn on the
TV rather than 0, as is the case this year.

Thanks for this, Mike.

pstankley (stankley) wrote in
news:728c4cea.0408181108.7a44a1bd:

> Mike Fleming <{mike}> wrote in message
> news:ik0g
>
> Brilliant! I love it! The only problem I see is that the qualifying
> is going to be the big spectacle, and the race will be as tedious as
> it is today. Still, at least that's 2 days I'll bother to turn on the
> TV rather than 0, as is the case this year.
>
> Thanks for this, Mike.
>

What drugs were they taking when they thought that lot up? The race
would definitely be boring - racing between the four drivers left alive
after the sprints.