Well with the countdown now none of this really affects much, sure it may chip away of the picture but it's still intact. If the sport did not have the countdown I for sure feel that they would of just taken them out of the race. This is not a class where you can get away with 3 round losses in a row, but with the countdown they are fine. They always had a very non impressive pre countdown season anyway. I predict they will qualify about 5-7 again for the countdown and then go all out again.