I have been seeing F1 since the 70' when Emmo got his first title. Since
then, there were years were a team had clearly dominated the field the way
Ferrari is doing today. The biggest difference then was that, F1 was not
tied to manufacturers the way they are today. There is just a lot of
interests on the table. But, some stuff can be done to even the things.
1. Enforce teams with more than one car, and they can have as many as they
want, to have totally different sponsors, two cars, two sponsors, one for
each. Lets see the team explain to "Marlboro", why the other car, let's say
"West", has been given the order to win the race, exchanging positions
(suppose "Marlboro was first). They can easily lose a sponsor if they start
using Team Orders.
2. Manual gear, lets make these guys work a little bit more. It is harder to
do curves with just one hand on the wheel and this is also another point of
failure.
3. Points to more than the top 6 drivers. This way, even if it is going to
cost a lap, if you can fix a car, do it, you can gain points to the
championship. Lets say, top 10.
4. No more carbon brakes, lets go back to steel. It is going to be less
efficient and they will need to break earlier. Overtake on curves is again
possible. Maybe standard brakes, so FIA can control its efficiency.
5. I read somewhere else a good one. Lets rule that all bodywork be brought
in-board of the inside edge of the tyres. That would reduce downforce a lot.
6. The qualification time is for the car/driver. If they wanna race a spare
one, start last or train with both, each one with it's own time of course.
7. The engine rule, one per GP is a good one, don't think it is possible to
have it last longer while keeping a good show.
8. Why the small teams can't buy chassis from the big ones? They will spent
less money and will have a good car.
9. As soon a race starts, no more electronics communications between the car
and the box, only allow radio communication with the driver. If the car is
not good, let the driver figure it out, and try to keep it running. The team
can't try to fix it remotely as today.
I think this is a better 9-point plan. What do you think?
Regards,
Roberto
Brazil