It was announced today that, beginning with this weekend’s European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in Germany, Formula One qualifying will change from two sessions back to one. This follows ongoing criticism from fans and broadcasters alike of the two-day qualifying process used in the first six races of this season.
The new process — which is similar to last year’s — will revert to each car running a single hot lap on Saturday to qualify for the following day’s race. The cars will go out to qualify in reverse order of their finishing position in the previous race.