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Originally Posted by Aire valley
Quote". Not a maximum of five. Let's say oscar got his 4 and 5 in rounds 1 and 2 of qualifying and then didn't score higher in the last two rounds of qualifying, I could get a 4 and 5 in rounds 3 and 4 of qualifying. That could also happen with the other score combinations you posted which ten people could have the same points. "
I know I am being pedantic but.... If , as you point out, 10 drivers could end up with the same points (you were right about that, my error..!) then their final position is decided by ..... FTD....  |
Not necessarily. In the occasion of a tie, the time taken into account comes from your best scoring round. So lets say both peoples highest round score is a 4, driver A gets 4th in the round on a slightly damp track in round 1 and scores 13 laps, Driver B comes 5th. Driver B gets a 4th in round 2 on a slightly drier track goes quicker again on 13 laps. Driver A comes 5th in round 2. Neither drivers do very well in round 3.
Now lets say that round 4 of qualifying the sun has come out and the track is now the perfect conditions, Driver A goes out has a stormer and does 16 laps, driver B breaks it and doesn't improve. Unfortunatley for driver 1 everybody else has had a good round as well and so he has to settle for 8th in the round.
Driver B would win the tie break because of his slightly faster time on his highest scoring round. But if it was based on FTD then Driver A would have easily out qualified driver B.
Also remember that A higher round score will be taken into account before a tied point score. So if driver A scored a 1 and a 4 and driver B scored a 2 and a 3 then although they are both tied on points, driver A would out qualify driver B because of his 1 score over driver B's highest 2 score.
I have always loved RBR ever since it came in. I have never had massive amounts of raw pace and consistency has always been key for me to do well so RBR suits me better.
With FTD I always hated the last round dash. The disappointment of being knocked out of the A by that person who got lucky in the last round despite the fact you had out qualified them all day until that point. The breaking your car in the first round only for it to lightly drizzle in the last three rounds of qualifying ruining any chance of progressing up the qualifying standings.
RBR rules!
