News Details

New rule will stop qualifying farce - Todt

Sep.16 Jean Todt says Formula 1 will put a stop to the sort of antics that turned qualifying at Monza into a farce. No top runner completed more than an out-lap in the final stages of qualifying at Monza as none of the closely-bunched Q3 group wanted to create a slipstream for his rivals. "I can only tell you that it will never happen again," FIA president Todt told La Derniere Heure. "We're going to change the rules. We can't stop the drivers from leaving the box when they want, but we're going to impose a maximum time per lap. "The public comes to see a show but what they did was also dangerous. We'll change the rule as soon as we can," Todt added. F1 race...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton: They’ll change it when someone crashes

Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton suggested after qualifying for the...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Berger: Leclerc absolute killer instinct eludes Vettel

Charles Leclerc has the sort of 'killer instinct' that Sebastian Vettel...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Carlos Sainz: 'We need to find a rule to avoid more Q3...

Carlos Sainz Jr. has admitted Formula 1 and the FIA need to come up with...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Qualifying wasn't the only shambles in Monza

Formula 1 has stood firm on not putting permanent stewards in place but...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar takes over promotion of Nashville event

IndyCar’s Music City Grand Prix will be promoted internally by IndyCar...

Juncos Hollinger shows off new-look livery for 2025...

Juncos Hollinger Racing unveiled a new look for the 2025 NTT IndyCar...

Scott McLaughlin on track to repeat Supercars success...

After spending the last four years moving up the ranks in the NTT IndyCar...

Christian Lundgaard hails ‘pure racing’ aspect of...

Christian Lundgaard is beginning his fourth full season driving in the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal transfer news: Gunners defender nearing...

Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko is reportedly closing in on a move to...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Newey handed huge Aston Martin blow in bleak 2025 prediction

Adrian Newey has been dealt a significant blow... Read More »
14h ago from GPFans.com

FIA steward issues SHOCK Hamilton F1 title verdict

A Formula 1 steward has issued his surprise... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

FIA confirm NEW championship points system

The FIA have confirmed a new points system will... Read More »
18h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.