Radical changes to F1 qualifying
Formula 1 qualifying will take the form of a single lap run in 2003 - the most radical decision taken following Monday's F1 meeting. The cars will take to the track in championship order on Friday - with the leader going first - and the times from this session will determine the order the cars run on Saturday, the fastest car going last
Next season will also see a change to the F1 points scoring system with points awarded to the top eight in 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 order.
Team orders 'that affect overall race results' will be outlawed, although there has been no word yet on how this will be implemented.
An interesting restriction on testing has been announced, which allows teams who agree with the FIA to test for 10 days or less during the season being granted two additional hours of running on the Friday of a GP. This proposal will only take place if three or more teams sign up to the agreement.
As predicted, the tyre manufacturers - currently Michelin and Bridgestone - will be allowed to supply each team with two different compounds at each race, rather than two compounds for all their teams as is currently the case.
And finally, the Belgian GP has been stripped of its place on the 2003 calendar. No race will take its place, leaving just 16 rounds next year.
Get this week's AUTOSPORT for a full analysis of the changes.
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