McLaren was poised to exploit a loophole in the new F1 sprint weekend rules by running Lando Norris on intermediate tyres in Saturday’s dry sprint qualifying Here’s the full explanation and why it didn't end up happening ⬇️
McLaren was ready to exploit a loophole in Formula 1’s revised sprint weekend regulations by running Lando Norris on intermediate tyres in Saturday’s dry SQ3 shootout session.In the end the team had nothing to gain by so doing and the anomaly in the regulations is set to be addressed before the next sprint event in Austria.because Norris had used up all of his soft tyres in FP1 and regular qualifying on Friday.
However, the anomaly in the regulations is that while teams cannot use intermediate or full wet tyres in practice sessions unless the track is declared wet – thus stopping them using wets for installation laps and so on – they are free to use them in qualifying. Teams usually have nothing to gain by using intermediates or wets in a normal dry qualifying session, so it has never been an issue. Nevertheless, the restriction to one set of new softs for the SQ3 shootout segment opened up the possibility for drivers to take to the track with them in dry conditions. place.
Meanwhile, asked by Autosport about missing out on SQ3 having progress into the session, Norris admitted it was frustrating: "Yeah, of course, because I enjoy qualifying, probably more than any other part of the weekend. “I love the racing, but qualifying, just driving flat out, it's the one time you get to really do that. Yeah, I guess it does suck. You want the opportunity to go out and put in some good laps and see what you can do.
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