Horner: ‘New qualifying not much different’

Christian Horner
28 February 2016 by    1 min read

Christian Horner has vowed that all the F1 teams will quickly get used to the new qualifying format, when it is introduced in Spain.

From the fifth race of the season, qualifying will change so that the slowest driver will be knocked out every 90 seconds until two remain to fight for pole.

The Red Bull boss has welcomed the change and expects it to make qualifying more interesting.

"It's not a big departure from the current system," he said.

"It just puts more emphasis on getting it right on your initial runs.

"You will probably run a similar amount of tyres through the three stages of qualifying, so you just have to get your timing right.

"Of course, if there is a red or yellow flag, that is obviously going to create a mix around on the grid.

"So while there may be a slight element of randomness to it, teams will quickly learn to navigate their way through it."

The new season starts in Australia next month.

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