Updated regulations from the FIA show a slight qualifying format change this year.

Summary:

  • Q1 and Q2 eliminations: The six slowest cars (up from five) are now eliminated due to the expanded grid.
  • Q3 Duration: Extended from 12 to 13 minutes.
  • Break between Q2 and Q3: reduced from 8 to 7 minutes.
  • Monaco Grand Prix: The mandatory two-stop race rule introduced in 2025 has been scrapped as it failed to improve the spectacle of the race.
  • Nfamwap@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 days ago

    I more minute of screen time for sponsors on track. One less minute of boring interviews of those drivers who have been knocked out.

    • infeeeee@lemmy.zip
      1·
      9 days ago

      But most of Q3 were just waiting anyway. They go 1 lap at the beginnig, and 1 at the end. Now they wait during Q3, not before.