We break down what the surface did to the grid at this weekend's Worlds qualifying — from line choice to tire selection to who came out on top, and where the lap times went when the track rubbered in by round three.
Show notes
- 00:00 — cold opening, what surface are we even talking about
- 04:12 — rubber-in timing and why Q1 was a disaster for half the field
- 18:40 — tire compound picks and the one compound nobody should have tried
- 31:05 — the qualifying line vs. the race line
- 47:22 — reader questions and Sunday predictions
Guests
No guests this week — just the two of us, dissecting the data and picking fights.
If you're running this weekend, remember: qualifying is a different race to the one that actually counts. Manage your tires like a grownup.