Verstappen sceptical about F1 qualifying format trials

F1 has decided to trial a tweaked qualifying format at two races this year. As previously reported by Autosport, the first trial is taking place at May’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

In a bid to reduce the number of tyres used at grands prix, the experiment involves reducing the number of Pirelli sets available to each driver from 13 to 11.

In qualifying, drivers will then be forced to use hard tyres in Q1, mediums in Q2 and then softs in Q3. If any of the…