The Artist.....
Champion Elect
I think that we all agree that there is a lot wrong with F1 - the rules for 2022 should go some way to fixing some of the issues, but I imagine that there will still be quite a lot of problems.
There are some simple things that could be done:
1. Wastage
It is oscene how many sets of tyres teams go through. In qualifying, drivers will use 6 separate sets of tyres, and they will have used about 6 sets in practice as well.
I’d be tempted to restrict teams to 3 sets of tyres from the beginning of qualifying, of which they are only allowed to use one during all of qualifying. This would need to be paired with the tyre manufacturer getting rid of “newness” benefits.
2. Pit stops are just too damned efficient, and too little opportunity for mistakes.
There are too many people involved in tyres stops; there should be 6 people allowed; one on the front and rear jacks, and then teams can decide how to allocate personnel.
Whilst we’re at it, wheels should be attached with 5 nuts, (like road cars); the motivation for this is that it would be safer and less likely to have the problem of a single nut falling off.
3. There’s too much tech in the car
The steering wheels should steer the car. Possibly with paddles for changing gears, but nothing else. All of the adjustments that drivers make are completely unnecessary.
4. The driver in the best car wins
In seasons, particularly like this one, where one car is utterly dominant, almost every race is going to be won by Hamilton (or possibly Bottas).
I’d introduce central F1 contracts, with their salary paid out of prize money. Drivers are not contracted to teams, but to F1 as a whole. Each race, drivers are rotated around teams. There’s still an incentive for teams in the Constructors championship, but the winning driver will have to be the most consistent.
Drivers who finish in the bottom 2 are relegated (to F2 or retirement), and the top 2 in F2 gain promotion to F1.
There are some simple things that could be done:
1. Wastage
It is oscene how many sets of tyres teams go through. In qualifying, drivers will use 6 separate sets of tyres, and they will have used about 6 sets in practice as well.
I’d be tempted to restrict teams to 3 sets of tyres from the beginning of qualifying, of which they are only allowed to use one during all of qualifying. This would need to be paired with the tyre manufacturer getting rid of “newness” benefits.
2. Pit stops are just too damned efficient, and too little opportunity for mistakes.
There are too many people involved in tyres stops; there should be 6 people allowed; one on the front and rear jacks, and then teams can decide how to allocate personnel.
Whilst we’re at it, wheels should be attached with 5 nuts, (like road cars); the motivation for this is that it would be safer and less likely to have the problem of a single nut falling off.
3. There’s too much tech in the car
The steering wheels should steer the car. Possibly with paddles for changing gears, but nothing else. All of the adjustments that drivers make are completely unnecessary.
4. The driver in the best car wins
In seasons, particularly like this one, where one car is utterly dominant, almost every race is going to be won by Hamilton (or possibly Bottas).
I’d introduce central F1 contracts, with their salary paid out of prize money. Drivers are not contracted to teams, but to F1 as a whole. Each race, drivers are rotated around teams. There’s still an incentive for teams in the Constructors championship, but the winning driver will have to be the most consistent.
Drivers who finish in the bottom 2 are relegated (to F2 or retirement), and the top 2 in F2 gain promotion to F1.
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