Have F1's new rules produced a "battery world championship" or "the best racing ever"? Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso sum up the paradox at the heart of the sport.
That being said it’s true that qualifying is absolutely atrocious now and just not fun to watch
Can you elaborate on this? From replies and discussion elsewhere It’s obviously self-evident to many that you’re right, but I’ve enjoyed qualifying for both races.
For me watching battery optimization during qualy is just not exciting. In the race I don’t mind - it actually seems to add another layer of strategy even. But in qualy we get weird driving like going slowly through corners that would otherwise be a test of grip and skill and feel just so you can charge the battery for more juice on the straights, which results in better overall laptime. Turn 9/10 in Australia for example which has always been an exciting bit of the track is just not a corner anymore with these regs. Stuff like that.
Thanks. I think for me seeing the drivers have to deal with energy management adds another level of complexity I enjoy in qualifying too - but I can see where you’re coming from.
Can you elaborate on this? From replies and discussion elsewhere It’s obviously self-evident to many that you’re right, but I’ve enjoyed qualifying for both races.
For me watching battery optimization during qualy is just not exciting. In the race I don’t mind - it actually seems to add another layer of strategy even. But in qualy we get weird driving like going slowly through corners that would otherwise be a test of grip and skill and feel just so you can charge the battery for more juice on the straights, which results in better overall laptime. Turn 9/10 in Australia for example which has always been an exciting bit of the track is just not a corner anymore with these regs. Stuff like that.
Thanks. I think for me seeing the drivers have to deal with energy management adds another level of complexity I enjoy in qualifying too - but I can see where you’re coming from.