In 2026, F1 qualifying will look a bit of totally different.
That is as a result of Cadillac joined the grid and the variety of drivers elevated from 20 to 22 for the following marketing campaign.
Minor changes have been made to the format to accommodate a further F1 group and two further drivers.
The standard three-part knockout construction stays the identical, with solely 10 vehicles advancing to the highest 10 Q3 shootout.
With 12 vehicles wanted to be eradicated by Q3, the six slowest drivers might be eradicated in each Q1 and Q2.
The six drivers eradicated in Q1 will determine the grid from seventeenth to twenty second.
Q2 will final quarter-hour and the six slowest drivers might be eradicated, locking them into positions eleventh to sixteenth on the grid.
There are not any adjustments to Q3, with a 12-minute session figuring out the highest 10 grid and pole place.
Dash qualifying will observe the identical construction over the six allotted Grand Prix weekends because the Dash race will happen in 2026.
The final time F1 had 22 vehicles from 11 groups lined up on the beginning grid was in 2016.
By the way, a facial recognition experiment was performed in 2016, nevertheless it was shortly canceled after per week.
F1 launched a brand new elimination qualifying system for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, however after vehicles repeatedly did not enter the observe on the finish of every phase, it was agreed to make a U-turn.
F1 is making ready for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which is just some days away.
The Melbourne race might be held from March sixth to eighth.
