Aggregate qualifying in F1 is 'artificial' and 'a farce,' David
Coulthard growled following the largely futile Sunday session at
Melbourne's Albert Park. The Scot, albeit an auspicious fifth on
the grid, said adding up the times from two sessions does not
create a level playing field -- especially in the event of fickle
weather.
"It totally benefited us, but it's not really what we're here to
see," he said. "It was kind of farcical."
"We shouldn't make it too much of a handicap sport. It's like
getting Chelsea to drop a couple of men from a few matches just
because they're winning too much. It's not fair."
"Poor (Felipe) Massa," he said, referring to the young Brazilian
who - yesterday - found himself stranded in a rain shower.
33-year-old DC, who said skill had little to do with his own
qualifying triumph, added: "To not get another opportunity to have
a go is, to my mind, ludicrous. You may as well pull the grid from
a hat. I think it's sh*t. I don't think I even got excited going
out to qualify."
