Vettel: Drivers warned over quali

Sebastian Vettel driving the Ferrari SF16-H
19 March 2016 by    1 min read

Sebastian Vettel today confirmed that all F1 drivers knew the new qualifying system would be a massive let down.

Fans, drivers and F1 chiefs criticised the new elimination-style system as the track lay empty for a large portion of the sessions in Australia.

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone said they will not use it again, and third-placed Vettel said all drivers warned him.

"I don't see the point anyone is surprised when we all said it was going to happen,” he said.

“We were told to wait and see and now we saw

"It is a bit crazy at the beginning, when everyone is doing laps, managing the track and it's quite busy.

"In the end it was not for the people in the grandstands so it's not the right way to go.

"At the end people want to see Lewis, Kimi [Raikkonen], me pushing. Surely it is the wrong way to go.

"We can't just try things that will be criticised... We need to be sensible and do the right change."

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