The rule should be there
Although the old 107 per cent rule is a thing of the past, F1`s governing body will impose a `110 per cent` qualifying rule in 2006.
FIA president Max Mosley confirmed to reporters last week that the 107 rule was gone, but suggested that he supported the concept of requiring the field to be up to speed.
« The rule should be there » said the Briton.
The 110 per cent rule will be in force in the final third of new `knockout` qualifying this year, to prevent drivers from going slowly and saving fuel. Any lap, including in and out laps, that are slower than 110 per cent of the drivers` own quickest lap, will not count towards a fuel top-up.

At the end of the session, stewards will add up how many laps each top-10 driver has done, and allow the team to top up the tank.

How much fuel can be added for a `credited` lap, moreover, will be uniform, as Mosley explains.

« Otherwise it would have been like having them going around with flamethrowers coming out of the back » Max said.

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