Formula One qualifying rules modified
In light of the fracas during the qualifying session at the Malaysian Grand Prix, where McLaren were penalized 5 places for obstructing other drivers, the FIA said that rules during qualifying will be modified to prevent the danger of drivers suddenly slowing to save fuel after their timed laps while others were at full speed on their flying laps.
It is quite likely that the changes will be implemented before the Bahrain GP next week. According to a spokesperson of the FIA;
“Our clarification to the teams and drivers will be that cars returning to the pits having completed their flying lap or laps will be required to do so within a time that we will set. This could be approximately 120 percent of the normal time as we do to prevent drivers going very slowly to the grid (on the pre-race formation lap) to save fuel.”
The whole reason for all this that the FIA have changed the rules from this season, preventing the top 10 drivers who take part in the final session from refuelling between the end of the qualifying session and raceday on Sunday, so obviously everyone is in fuel preservation mode.
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