Following a careful review of qualifying procedures, we've worked in conjunction with the driver council to strengthen regulations for qualifying sessions, starting last night at Talladega. The heightened qualifying scrutiny level, now set to severe, incorporates a detection process that identifies drivers engaging in 'bad' behaviors on the track during qualifying, such as excessive weaving or dragging brakes. Although the simulation still permits these actions, it now confines them within a significantly narrowed window of allowance during qualifying.
Reference to decision of change:
P18. Feels like we've just got some bad cloud over our head this season.
— Michael Guest (@MGuest33) April 24, 2024
Sidenote, having to practice qualifying like this every week is crazy and really hope its changed soon, its been 4 years of this every week or you are .2 off. Video of my qualifying included for context.… pic.twitter.com/RfQDk7eihi