Webber fears F1 qualifying clutter

FORMULA ONE embarks on its sixth different qualifying format in five years tomorrow, with Williams driver Mark Webber predicting a “wild goose chase”.

The sport has chased its holy grail of an unpredictable and exciting qualifying hour since 2003, when one-lap shootouts were introduced.

That format, where each driver had the track to himself for one lap to set a qualifying time, was tinkered with three times before finally being dumped.