A reverse championship grid to become the new qualifying for Formula 1?

Will Buxton

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Anyone catch this morning’s @WSeriesRacing reverse championship order grid race? Mega wasn’t it. Like properly mega. Now imagine that in F1. Every weekend. As a replacement for qualifying. Finishing order determines the grid. I can dream, can’t I?

Will Buxton

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Here's your grid for a Saturday afternoon 20 lap qualifying race at Hockenheim. No stops, straight sprint. Reckon you'd get an all Mercedes front row for Sunday? I don't.

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Again, this wouldn't be the grid for the Grand Prix. But for a qualifying race to set Sunday's grid. Highly likely the top teams would thus start inside or close to the top 10. Highly unlikely they'll start from pole. Sunday strategy then becomes even more interesting.

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If we agree that the most interesting races often come as a result of a jumbled up grid, how do we create a jumbled up grid without manufacturing it? For me, a qualifying race based on a reverse championship order grid gives us everything, PLUS more on track action.

Will Buxton

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It's simple. It provides a televisual extravaganza for Saturday AND Sunday. It doesn't punish those who perform (as they'll more than likely rise to the top come the flag on Sunday anyway) and... wait for it... teams will have to design cars that can overtake.