A proposal currently under discussion is to change the♐ status of opening practice on 🐈a Friday morning to a free practice session, meaning lap times would no longer count towards direct access to Qualifying 2.

At present, the top ten riders o♑n combined Friday lap time💃s (Practice 1 and Practice 2) receive entry into Qualifying 2. The others then fight for the remaining two transfer spots in Qualifying 1.

But🌠 the possibility of rain on Friday afternoon means riders are obliged to push for a time attack in opening practice, a risky venture given the lack of grip and bike set-up. It also reduces the time available to try new parts.

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P꧙reviously, the cut-off for deciding the Qualifying 2 top ten was at the end of FP3 on Saturday morning.

“At least we would have Friday [morning] kind of free to try something new, if you have some parts, some settings,” RജNF Aprilia’s Miguel Oliveira said of the proposal.

“Yeah, I w🌺ould be in favour of not having the Q1-Q2 pre-qualification directly [from Friday morning].

“But anyway, we have to adapt. [Whatever] the format, we have to deal with🌱 it the best we can. That's our job.”

If unanimously agreed, the change could be introduc𓄧ed after the summer break, at Silverstonꦓe.

Update: The proposal to change Friday practice was not passed unanimously, meaning the revised format won't be introduced until 2024.