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IIRC Ecclestone suggested getting rid of qualifiers and just putting the F1 cars n the inverse order of their last race. This idea was in order to get more overtakes (the best parts of F1 races). I think it would be great.

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There was a period in World Rally Championship history when the top drivers would manipulate the starting order for the following day's stages by intentionally slowing down before the end of the stage. It was bizarre to watch teams intentionally give up 10+ second margins when stage wins can come down to half-second gaps.

In the BTCC, there was a similar situation for a while: in one of the races, the best-perfoming half of the pack would start at the back of the grid, and the worst-performing half at the front of the grid - but in-order within the two groups. However, since 2006 there has been some randomness added to the grid positioning, which makes attempting to manipulate it a risky business.

In F1 they also introduced DRS in 2011 to get more overtakes

Makes sense. More interest in F1. More money for Bernie.

1. Ecclestone has been out of the sport for nearly a decade.

2. A race weekend is a three-day affair, with tickets sold for each day. What do you do on Saturday if there are no qualifs?

> What do you do on Saturday if there are no qualifs?

Can you imagine Monaco with no quali >_<

Three races per weekend?

F1 is dead boring anyway, you're more there for the ambience and the VIP lounges and whatnot.

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