Dec.1 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has renewed his criticism of the weekend format in Method 1.
The dash race in Qatar was a notably unexciting affair, with many blaming the sweeping and fixed quick corners, making passing very troublesome.
“It’s troublesome to overhaul on this circuit,” F1 veteran Alonso, who drives for Aston Martin, instructed Spanish reporters after the dash race.
“However I believe the format doesn’t assist greater than the circuit itself,” he added. “As a result of in a qualifying with Q1, Q2 and Q3, one of the best drivers will at all times begin in entrance and end in entrance.
“We began eleventh and completed eleventh. For my part, the format must be modified.”
Alonso, 43, has made clear on a number of events previously that he would favor Method 1 revert to single-lap qualifying – which was scrapped as a result of it was unpopular with the followers.
“Nicely, if you happen to don’t need to do a reverse grid, which I assume one of the best groups particularly don’t need to, otherwise you don’t need to make the qualifying format extra attention-grabbing – maybe one lap – then the groups behind received’t get many alternatives. Particularly on these Saturdays, all we see is a repeat of the primary laps of Sunday’s grand prix,” mentioned Alonso.
“It’s occurred now at the entire circuits – solely Brazil had a dash with extra place modifications and that’s as a result of there may be extra degradation there and extra issues occur.”
Alonso is anticipating one other unexciting affair on Sunday in Qatar.
“I believe it is going to be related, with one cease for everybody,” he mentioned. “However as a substitute of 40 minutes, it is going to be an hour and a half. So I like to recommend that people who find themselves considering of watching, perhaps get some meals prepared,” Alonso joked.
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