qualifying lap
A qualifying lap is a fast drive that decides where you start in the race. The better your time, the higher up the starting grid you’ll be.
A single timed lap used in racing to determine a driver’s starting position for the main race. Performance on this lap can influence strategy and setup.
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"a great performance and it was a feeling I love because I was leading the race, no one in front [682.1s] of me, it was a qualifying lap after qualifying lap nothing else to think about you know every"
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"You want to have something where passing is possible, [1021.8s] but it's not too extreme. And you want to know that drivers are at the limit [1025.0s] every part of a qualifying lap."
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"he got no reward for his basically unbelievable qualifying lap has to be said indeed um let's talk about the v carbs shall we"
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