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Old 26 Jun 2000, 16:32 (Ref:19630)   #1
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skidmark should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
What is the current qualifying differential ?

I think it used to be within 5% of the pole time, but I'm not sure anymore.

It seems that there are not too many DNQs these days, I just wondered if the margin had been widened, or if the cars at the back of field are closer to the frontrunners ?

Any thoughts on this ... should it be harder to qualify ? Should qualifying spec be banned ... ie. the car you qualify in should be the same setup as the one you race ?
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Old 26 Jun 2000, 17:31 (Ref:19641)   #2
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AL Racing should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
well actually it's still same, but it is within 7% of the Pole not 5. And the reason we don't not see DNQ anymore is that it's so close between the top and last, around 3-4 sec. Go back to '95 and it was between 7-9 seconds!

Ironicly we still saw more passing in those days than now...
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Old 26 Jun 2000, 17:31 (Ref:19642)   #3
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Rated R should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Currently is 107% of the pole time.
oops, didn't mean to repeat...
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Old 26 Jun 2000, 17:50 (Ref:19648)   #4
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EERO should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridEERO should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridEERO should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridEERO should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
AL Racing is completely right. It seems that whenever the rules have been stable for a while, the advantages that the leading teams enjoy are diminished. Strangely, we bemoan Minardi runnning three seconds off pace with a tewo year oilsd motor and yet 4 years ago, they would have been thrilled to be within 3 seconds of the pole.
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Old 26 Jun 2000, 23:39 (Ref:19697)   #5
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Minardi fan should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Each year sees the back of the grid gaining on the front.

Who are putting in slower lap times this year? McLaren.

Who are two seconds faster than last year? Minardi.



I think the 107% rule is just right. Remember - we now see Prosts and Minardis fighting it out with Jaguar, Benetton, even Williams.
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Old 27 Jun 2000, 05:39 (Ref:19750)   #6
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Green_man4421 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Erm does that rule need to be their without it their would be way to slow cars racing right? I guess yeah it is 107 like everyone said I thinks.
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Old 27 Jun 2000, 11:29 (Ref:19788)   #7
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Without the 107% rule Ron would moan himself into self-destruction.

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Old 29 Jun 2000, 05:27 (Ref:20162)   #8
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Green_man4421 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
It should be a 100.1% rule so then only Mcalrens could qualify then ron Would complain because only Shumacher was qualifying and racing himself I guess:O)
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