Horner hopes F1 will abolish new qualifying format in Sunday meeting
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that F1 now has to return to the 2015 qualifying system following a second failed experiment in Bahrain.
Most observers felt that the new system was even more disappointing this time around than in Australia, with few cars on track at the end of Q1 and Q2. The system will be discussed by the teams, Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt in a meeting on Sunday.
“I don't think there was any great surprise in what we saw,” said Horner. “There's too much emphasis on the beginning of the sessions, and they just peter out and you end up burning all your tires and not having the right of reply. We need to have a sensible discussion about it tomorrow. Let's see what happens out of tomorrow's discussions, because we can't keep going with this system.
“It was right to give it a go, and we've done that, and I think we've now proved beyond doubt that it's not the way forwards. Okay, Q1 is quite interesting at the beginning, but you quickly run through your tires, and then you're done. What we had worked, and if it's not broken, don't fix it.”
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