Minardi team principal Paul Stoddart said the strategy was designed to avoid new "parc ferme" rules, where cars can only undergo limited work -- and not have any fuel added -- between the end of qualifying and Sunday's race.
From what I can judge this is in fact no loophole at all, and a very good rule. As they were almost certain to be at the back of the grid, it wasa nu use to drive a flying lap. This way, the FIA has foreseen a possibility for the slower teams to give them a chance to perform better that they would normally do in the race.
Being able to have the cars all night, they could load it with fuel, in such a way no other team would, because they would perform badbly in qualifying
