Liberty Media could be considering a tweak to the qualifying format for 2019, increasing the number of segments from three to four.
There have been numerous changes to the system over the years, after the traditional format of 12 laps over one-hour was abandoned in 2002 with a single-lap in two sessions and then an aggregate time used until 2005.
The current three-part system has been used in various forms since 2006 with previous rules on fuel loads in Q3 implemented then ended and who can forget the dreaded elimination-style system in 2016 which came and went after three very unhappy races.
Happily, the only change expected to be made is the number of eliminations per segment, with four in what would be Q1, Q2 and Q3, leaving eight to battle in a Q4.
The relative times of each segment have yet to be agreed or how this would impact the current rule of Q3 drivers starting the races on tyres used in Q2 but, hopefully, a little more thought is going into this idea than the one implemented two years ago.