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Marko: Reverse grid qualifying idea 'absurd'

Martin Macdonald Saturday 5 October 2019 14:00

Marko: Reverse grid qualifying idea 'absurd'

Helmut Marko has labelled Liberty Media’s idea to change qualifying into a reverse grid format as “absurd”.

Plenty of widespread regulation changes are coming to the sport in 2021, but there could be significant alterations next year, too, with F1 management discussing the possibility of having qualifying begin with the bottom drivers of the championship starting at the front for a sprint race.

Marko, clearly, is not a fan.

“These plans are absurd,” he told AutoWeek.com.

“If you did that on circuits like Monaco, Singapore or Barcelona, it would be pointless because overtaking is difficult or even impossible.

“You wouldn’t have to watch because nothing would change anyway.”

The Red Bull chief advisor believes that F1 should attempt to retain the conditions which have made it so popular over the decades since it began.

“Our sport is supposed to be like (soccer) or tennis, where the basic conditions have not changed fundamentally over the past 30, 40, 50 years,” he added.

“The spectators must understand the rules of a grand prix. And in the end, the best man should win.

“There should be no artificial interventions.”

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Marko: Reverse grid qualifying idea 'absurd'

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