Qualify badly and you could be out....

[Les]

Richard West, the new boss of the British Touring Car says there could be a limitation to the number of Touring and Production cars and that will ultimately be governed by each circuits licence. Everyone's very comfortable with that, because basically it means that as many cars as the circuits can hold will race. The pressure will be on everyone to put together their ultimate qualifying time. At some circuits everyone will get a shot and at others not everyone - that's just a fact of life.

If a Touring car has a problem in qualifying when there is a full entry will it be out.
His view is that qualifying is qualifying. If you go to a GP and Schumacher only has a one-minute run and he gets a puncture, nobody would get too sympathetic. The times are the dictate. It's got to be fair and you can't start pulling favours for people. Motor racing is what it is.

Ruddy hell - good job Vauxhall don't fail the ride height now a days!!

[Danielsun]

So Ford actually predicted that move and pulled out early, in fear of being caught yet again in 2001 for cheating at every other round...

As for the Schumacher comments: I have this strange feeling that Bernie and Max would find a way to get him in the race. You and I both know that much...