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Finding qualifying formula not easy

By Dan Knutson
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, March 20, 2004

SEPANG, Malaysia -- Somehow they have managed to take one of the fastest sports in the world and made it look slow. That's the feeling among many observers when they watch Formula One's new qualifying format. The problem is not one-lap, one-chance qualifying. Nor is the problem that cars must qualify in race trim because they are impounded after qualifying. Both of these facets do what they are supposed to do: mix up the grid and add some intrigue and unpredictability to the race. Here in ...

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