In the past, a Qualifying run has often included a warm-up lap before a push lap. Will that still be required with the C6?
We’ll have to see. Quite possibly not. Last year, using the C5, there was a 50/50 split in Q3 between drivers doing a warm-up lap and those going for it on a first lap. It’s not strictly performance-based: there’s an element of wanting to be in sync with everyone else, doing fast laps when they’re doing fast laps. There’s a risk with doing a warm-up lap and then potentially encountering traffic on your fast lap. If you catch it at the wrong point, it can be detrimental.