Planet F1 has a article with quotes from an interview with Luca di Montezemelo where he states he is looking for some radical changes to F1:
- Shorter races
- Changes to the start time (although he is not specific about what time he would want the races to take place)
- Two races per meeting
- A return to in-season testing
- Only "big" teams allowed to take part
F1 is not an endurance race but a 2 hour or 200 mile event doesn't seem overly long to me. I wish he would be more specific about what time he would like the races to take place; one in the morning and then one in the evening perhaps?
There is defacto in-season testing, about 5 or 6 hours at each GP weekend, the fact that Ferrari can't spend hours pounding round Fiorano testing every new part because their wind tunnel and simulation systems are not as good as the other teams doesn't, to me, justify changing the rules. Although a couple of test sessions, maybe one after the fly away races at the beginning of the season and then one during the mid-seaosn break might benefit all the teams, including the lower ranked lot.
As to the last point, what is he on? All teams, perhaps with the exception of Ferrari, started out as little teams and have then grown. Wouldn't it be fantastic if in 5 years time HRT are challenging for race wins? He uses a football analogy in the article, well the FC Twente won the Dutch league last season - isn't it great when a good little 'un beats a good big 'un?
- Shorter races
- Changes to the start time (although he is not specific about what time he would want the races to take place)
- Two races per meeting
- A return to in-season testing
- Only "big" teams allowed to take part
F1 is not an endurance race but a 2 hour or 200 mile event doesn't seem overly long to me. I wish he would be more specific about what time he would like the races to take place; one in the morning and then one in the evening perhaps?
There is defacto in-season testing, about 5 or 6 hours at each GP weekend, the fact that Ferrari can't spend hours pounding round Fiorano testing every new part because their wind tunnel and simulation systems are not as good as the other teams doesn't, to me, justify changing the rules. Although a couple of test sessions, maybe one after the fly away races at the beginning of the season and then one during the mid-seaosn break might benefit all the teams, including the lower ranked lot.
As to the last point, what is he on? All teams, perhaps with the exception of Ferrari, started out as little teams and have then grown. Wouldn't it be fantastic if in 5 years time HRT are challenging for race wins? He uses a football analogy in the article, well the FC Twente won the Dutch league last season - isn't it great when a good little 'un beats a good big 'un?