New Qualifying Format

[Kris Cobb]

Qualifying format will change effective as of Round 5 at Silverstone for ALL DIVISIONS!

The Rule:
Qualifying will be a single 20 minute session, 12 Total Laps (consisting of Outlaps, hotlaps, and inlaps) governed by the simulation. More than 12 laps will result in a Disqualification from Qualifying by the simulation.

What this means:
Qualifying will now be 1 Session.
Qualifying length will now be 20 minutes.
Drivers are now limited to 12 TOTAL Laps (this includes inlaps, outlaps, and hotlaps).
Drivers can use their 12 laps any way they want.
Starting a 13th lap, even if it is an inlap, will Disqualify you. This is governed by the Sim and will not be removed.

Top 10 drivers will now start on the tires they Qualified and set a time on (except AMA).
Parc ferme is enabled.

Post questions below.

 

[Felipe Giro]

So we're only allowed one lap per exit, right?

 

[Kris Cobb]

Yes.

 

[Kuba Brzezinski]

Why not get rid of that top 10 tyre rule

 

[Daniel Kiss]

By in-lap do you mean that we have to actually do it or can we still press ESC?

 

[Kris Cobb]

By in-lap do you mean that we have to actually do it or can we still press ESC?

You can press ESC. Once you finish your timed lap it starts your inlap no matter if you esc or not.

 

[David Rodriguez]

This going to make the races more interesting for people watching the broadcasts.

 

[Victor Ivanov]

why two laps in a row should be forbidden? That really makes no sense...

 

[Kris Cobb]

why two laps in a row should be forbidden? That really makes no sense...

We are limiting laps to reduce number of people on track, it doesn't make sense to let people do 2 or more laps at a time.

 

[Victor Ivanov]

The idea of having twelve laps wasn't to lock players into doing only one time lap at a time but to let them choose whatever q strategy they want. Having drivers doing two time laps will actually mean less drivers on the track rather than more as they will have one attempt less.

 

[Dewald Nel]

Nobody will be doing 2 timed laps in a row with these tyres anyway so it doesn't actually matter that you can only do 1 timed lap at a time.

Also, 2 laps times 4 = 8. 3 laps x 3 = 9. So yes, it will be 1 lap less per driver if limited to 1 timed lap only, hence less traffic.

 

[Sharjeel Riaz]

What about escaping on your out lap due to some reason? Would that still count towards your quota of 4?

 

[Kris Cobb]

What about escaping on your out lap due to some reason? Would that still count towards your quota of 4?

Starting a lap means it counts. Thats just how rF2 works.

 

[Daniel Benefield]

The idea of having twelve laps wasn't to lock players into doing only one time lap at a time but to let them choose whatever q strategy they want. Having drivers doing two time laps will actually mean less drivers on the track rather than more as they will have one attempt less.

I think it should 12 laps open to however you wish to use them.

 

[Michele D'Alessandro]

so if someone fails 3 attempts (only 6 laps) he can do 2 more attempts or only 1? or 1 fail + 1 esc on outlap (3 laps but 2 attempts?) why are we using such complicated rules for no reason, so rd has to check if people makes only 4 attemps of 26 drivers?

 

[Kris Cobb]

so if someone fails 3 attempts (only 6 laps) he can do 2 more attempts or only 1? or 1 fail + 1 esc on outlap (3 laps but 2 attempts?) why are we using such complicated rules for no reason, so rd has to check if people makes only 4 attemps of 26 drivers?

When you go out it counts against your lap count.

It takes 2 seconds to check.

 

[Dave Paling]

just to clarify, 4x 1 out lap, 1 timed lap, 1 in lap, focusing on the 4x 1 out lap, i take this as you mess up on your out lap or get blocked or crashed into, that counts as one of your out laps, so that is 1 timed lap unable to be completed, leaving 3 more out laps available with 3 possible timed laps available, i dont have a problem with that just clarity for me and others might be useful

 

[Kris Cobb]

just to clarify, 4x 1 out lap, 1 timed lap, 1 in lap, focusing on the 4x 1 out lap, i take this as you mess up on your out lap or get blocked or crashed into, that counts as one of your out laps, so that is 1 timed lap unable to be completed, leaving 3 more out laps available with 3 possible timed laps available, i dont have a problem with that just clarity for me and others might be useful

You have 12 laps. If you click race, that counts as a lap, even if you ESC before leaving the pits. Yes that would essentially nullify one of your hotlaps.

 

[Dewald Nel]

You have 12 laps. If you click race, that counts as a lap, even if you ESC before leaving the pits. Yes that would essentially nullify one of your hotlaps.

Are you gonna manually check every driver? Because if you press race, and you press esc before crossing the pit exit line, your laps don't increment.

 

[Victor Ivanov]

One lap is equal to four attempts or more cars on the track.
I still don't understand the logic behind that rule...