Drivers and managers,
After intense discussion and deliberation, we have decided to grant the FX3 car a 1% reduction in intake restriction for the remainder of pre-qualifying. This means that from this moment, the FX3 will use 33% intake restriction, rather than 34%. This change applies only to pre-qualifying, and not to the official qualifying or race sessions on Sunday.
We have made this change for the following reasons:
We understand that this is not an ideal situation, and we certainly did not want to make changes to the restrictions once the pre-qualifying session had begun. This situation is entirely our fault, as we failed to consider the effect the choice of first track would have on the various cars. We are making this change for the sake of fairness, or at least as much fairness as can be created given our initial mistake.
After intense discussion and deliberation, we have decided to grant the FX3 car a 1% reduction in intake restriction for the remainder of pre-qualifying. This means that from this moment, the FX3 will use 33% intake restriction, rather than 34%. This change applies only to pre-qualifying, and not to the official qualifying or race sessions on Sunday.
We have made this change for the following reasons:
- We chose poorly in selecting the track for the first round. We picked a track where the FX3 has a distinct disadvantage--a track geared to the strengths of the FZ3 and XR3.
- Because of the way the championship is structured in the Super GT Series, missing the first round of the season puts a team at a distinct disadvantage in the championship points standings--moreso than in other, more traditionally formatted series (i.e., series with max 30 contestants).
- However, since the FXR naturally underperforms on tracks like AS5, this restriction reduction will not be applied to the official qualifying and race sessions; the purpose of the reduction is to give FX3 teams a fair chance at getting into the field. Once in, they should perform as expected at a track like AS5. To give them an advantage in the official qualifying or race sessions would be unfair to the FZ3 and XR3 teams, who will suffer correspondingly at tight and twisty tracks.
We understand that this is not an ideal situation, and we certainly did not want to make changes to the restrictions once the pre-qualifying session had begun. This situation is entirely our fault, as we failed to consider the effect the choice of first track would have on the various cars. We are making this change for the sake of fairness, or at least as much fairness as can be created given our initial mistake.
