I think the moaning over six slower cars is really over the top. The situation today is not much different than it was in the 1990'ies. In 1993 we had 26 cars attempting to qualify. The slowest was 9 seconds off the pace. Between the cars that made it through qualifying, the gap was six seconds from fastest to slowest. The pole time was 1:20.557, a measly 6 seconds faster than the times posted in P2.
We have 2 cars less this time around, and in P2 only one car was off, by more than 6 seconds. 4 of the 6 cars that are under fire for being slow, are less than 4 seconds slower than Alonso's fastest lap. The picture has been very similar at the last few GP's.
Just 6 years ago the cars drove even faster around the streets of Monaco, and while there has always been complaints about Minardi, I don't remember anyone calling for the Jordans and Massa in his Sauber, to be put in a separate qualifying session. Neither do I remember team bosses and top drivers making live radio calls to Charlie Whiting, and statements in the press, about them being "really dangerous".
This season has been exceptionally bad on this issue, and was even before the cars did a single lap of testing. It is mass hysteria. I feel this uncontrollable urge to look for these crybabies lost pacifiers. Racing is about being faster than somebody else. As natural consequence, others will be slower. This has ALWAYS been particularly tricky at Monaco, and is part of the challenge.
They should deal with it like so many have done before them.
It's only after we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2010 10:08PM by Morbid.