The FIA is working to find a solution to the Formula 1 engine penalty grid system following a “farcical” 🌠Q2 session during Russian Grand Prix quali𒊎fying.

Under current regulations, drivers who rack up grid penalties as a result of changing power unit components start the race in the order the elements are used, meaning whoever leaves the pitlane first in opening practice will automatically 🉐earn the highest grid spot.

It prompted a flurry of activity at the start of FP1 in So🌃chi as Fernando Alonso’s McLaren, driven by Lando Norris, headed a queue of cars waiting at the end of the pitlane ahead of the session getting underway.

It also led to a scenario where a number of the drivers who progressed into Q2 did not run in the ses🎐sion due to their looming grid penalties, while both Renault drivers also opted to run with the guarantee of a sixth-row start featuring free tyre choice – which the team deemed would ꦿbe better than advancing into Q3 and having to start the race on Hypersofts.

As a r🎀esult, the FIA is now looking into ways to provide an incentive for drivers to run throughout ea🦹ch segment of qualifying.

"I don't think anyone c🐷ould have foreseen w♌hat happened," FIA race director Charlie Whiting said.

"When you've got five drivers with exactly the same penalty, you then have to establish🙈 in what ord꧑er they are supposed to be. I think there is another way, I've been talking about it to a few teams.

"Instead of having cars line up at the pit exit in a rather farcical way, and that sort o🐓f thing will only ever get worse, if you have fiv♓e drivers you will arrange them at the back in the order in which they qualified.

"That would prov꧅ide some incentive for drivers to actually go and qualify, and try to﷽ qualify as high as they could at least. That’s one suggestion that’s going to be discussed.”

Such a change being implemented would require unanimous agreement among participating teams, which Whiting feels wou🍸ld be a realistic prospect.

“I would have thought quite high,” Whiting replied when asked if he felt teams would agree to the proposed sol♋ution.

“I’d like to think that would be a sensible solution. There may be some drawbacks th🍨at we haven’t thought of yet but it’s a relatively new idea, but we will talk it through.”

It comes after F1’s managing director Ross Brawn revealed plans to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:shake-up the qualifying format by adding a fourth session.

Brawn argued F1 must “look at the rules to ensure they are comprehensible and produce the best possible❀ show”.