Originally Posted by
LeonOfTheDead
I'm not sure if the 107% as it's applied makes sense, meaning being based on Q1 times.
I understand slower cars can't be prepared to stay within 107% of a time that has yet to be set (in Q2 or Q3), but now you have both HRT and Virgins as well qualified within the 107% gap, yet they are about 7 seconds slower than the pole.
Doesn't make sense if you ask me. They are withing the 107% of a time which is 2.6 seconds higher than pole. Compared to the pole time, the two HRT would have been out, even if by not a huge margin.
It would not be very fair to expect teams to beat a time from a session they cannot compete in. The track gets quicker with every session, which naturally makes Q3 faster than Q1.
Your ski racing element is hardly valid as skiers, unlike F1 cars, set their time one by one.
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