Originally posted by djphoebus
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If the run order was not changed, you could have a sensible dry order, which later changes to alternating fast/slow cars/drivers on the grid due to a change in track conditions. You could not run even three cars on the track, because the third car would be significantly faster than the second car, and we get perpetual yellow flags. As it was, some drivers were so much faster than the driver gridded ahead of them, that they were yellow flagged until the track was clear, then given their three hot laps. I think John P almost ended up like this.
Now Carl, if your understanding is that people with rain tires from one run group (say X) were moved up to run with people from another run group (say Z), then I think the point is well made. Otherwise, I think a lot more competitors would have been frustrated at seeing just two cars on the track, than were frustrated by the change of grid order.
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