Qualifying differential

[skidmark]

What is the current qualifying differential ?

I think it used to be within 5% of the pole time, but I'm not sure anymore.

It seems that there are not too many DNQs these days, I just wondered if the margin had been widened, or if the cars at the back of field are closer to the frontrunners ?

Any thoughts on this ... should it be harder to qualify ? Should qualifying spec be banned ... ie. the car you qualify in should be the same setup as the one you race ?

[AL Racing]

well actually it's still same, but it is within 7% of the Pole not 5. And the reason we don't not see DNQ anymore is that it's so close between the top and last, around 3-4 sec. Go back to '95 and it was between 7-9 seconds!

Ironicly we still saw more passing in those days than now...

[Rated R]

Currently is 107% of the pole time.
oops, didn't mean to repeat...

[EERO]

AL Racing is completely right. It seems that whenever the rules have been stable for a while, the advantages that the leading teams enjoy are diminished. Strangely, we bemoan Minardi runnning three seconds off pace with a tewo year oilsd motor and yet 4 years ago, they would have been thrilled to be within 3 seconds of the pole.

[Minardi fan]

Each year sees the back of the grid gaining on the front.

Who are putting in slower lap times this year? McLaren.

Who are two seconds faster than last year? Minardi.



I think the 107% rule is just right. Remember - we now see Prosts and Minardis fighting it out with Jaguar, Benetton, even Williams.

[Green_man4421]

Erm does that rule need to be their without it their would be way to slow cars racing right? I guess yeah it is 107 like everyone said I thinks.

[Minardi fan]

Without the 107% rule Ron would moan himself into self-destruction.

[Green_man4421]

It should be a 100.1% rule so then only Mcalrens could qualify then ron Would complain because only Shumacher was qualifying and racing himself I guess:O)