Whilst being a very strong advocate of gradual evolution as the great equaliser between teams rich and poor, and allowing drivers to come to terms with how to get the best out of a set-up, and therefore allowing skill to show, I felt it was time to start a conceptual thread.
In an ideal world, what would be your three favourite rule changes to the 2009 series to evolve F1 in an achievable direction of racing, safety, accessability, or whatever.
You can choose rule changes already planned. Btw El_Nanado, we're not going to allow a rule to have Alonso on pole at each race (for one thing, surely he won't need it!).
To get the ball rolling:
- Allow mid season testing by pre-season nominated test drivers;
- Narrower tyres, to allow higher straight speeds and lower corner speeds;
- Qualifying sessions to have a "time added" basis for red flagged sessions.
I would also love to see an evolution on the cocept of controlled pit release. To get it to work I belive there should be a centralised system that is triggered by the pit crew, but centrally controls traffic lights in each pit based on pit lane activity. An evolution, but not for 2010.
What about three cars required in the first practice session for all teams who want the right to have a replacement driver.
In an ideal world, what would be your three favourite rule changes to the 2009 series to evolve F1 in an achievable direction of racing, safety, accessability, or whatever.
You can choose rule changes already planned. Btw El_Nanado, we're not going to allow a rule to have Alonso on pole at each race (for one thing, surely he won't need it!).
To get the ball rolling:
- Allow mid season testing by pre-season nominated test drivers;
- Narrower tyres, to allow higher straight speeds and lower corner speeds;
- Qualifying sessions to have a "time added" basis for red flagged sessions.
I would also love to see an evolution on the cocept of controlled pit release. To get it to work I belive there should be a centralised system that is triggered by the pit crew, but centrally controls traffic lights in each pit based on pit lane activity. An evolution, but not for 2010.
What about three cars required in the first practice session for all teams who want the right to have a replacement driver.