Just spotted this news about some last minute
rules clarifications regarding the latest F1 Qualifying procedures. Having
already known about the extra set of tyres granted for the Q3 'Qualie session
intended to entice the Top-10 runners to actually complete laps in the final
session instead of saving their precious Pirelli rubber for the race, this
decision has actually been tweaked further with the entire grid receiving an
extra set of Pirelli's softest rubber compound of the corresponding race
weekend according to James Allen...
Yet a different article tells a different
story - along with actually revealing the slight time modifications to the Q1
and Q3 'Qualie sessions...
As Q1 will be shaved by two minutes to 18,
while Q3 will increase by the same two minute interval to 12 - while the Top-10
runners will need to run upon their extra set of Pirelli's before handing them
back before starting upon their Q2 tyres, whilst reportedly Positions 11-22
will be allowed to utilize their extra set of rubber during the race. As
basically, qualifying should remain the same except for the Top-10 runners
having an extra two minutes to ensure one further changing of tyres in the run
for Pole...