Dec.1 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has renewed his criticism of the weekend format in Components 1.
The dash race in Qatar was a notably unexciting affair, with many blaming the sweeping and fixed quick corners, making passing very tough.
“It’s tough to overhaul on this circuit,” F1 veteran Alonso, who drives for Aston Martin, instructed Spanish reporters after the dash race.
“However I feel the format doesn’t assist greater than the circuit itself,” he added. “As a result of in a qualifying with Q1, Q2 and Q3, the most effective drivers will all the time 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 prior to now that he would favor Components 1 revert to single-lap qualifying – which was scrapped as a result of it was unpopular with the followers.
“Effectively, should you don’t wish to do a reverse grid, which I suppose the most effective groups particularly don’t wish to, otherwise you don’t wish to make the qualifying format extra attention-grabbing – maybe one lap – then the groups behind gained’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 feel will probably be related, with one cease for everybody,” he mentioned. “However as an alternative of 40 minutes, will probably be an hour and a half. So I like to recommend that people who find themselves pondering of watching, perhaps get some meals prepared,” Alonso joked.
