3 cars per team?
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Bernie doesn't care if we have a few three car teams or a stack of single car teams, what he cares about is having a product to sell. If teamsan't get to Gps/pay the bills etc they are of no use to him.
What is more of an issue is the petty infighting between the teams - e.g. Force India blocking Manor using last years car.
What is more of an issue is the petty infighting between the teams - e.g. Force India blocking Manor using last years car.
Bernie doesn't like teams who struggle to find the cash - 3 cars from well funded teams is a good way to ensure that particular issue goes away. As for the concerns over the points system, surely the constructors championship becomes the total of all the cars divided by the number of cars, i.e. the average? This should actually make it better for teams with fewer cars as their average becomes less prone to sabotage from one crap driver.
fatbutt said:
This should actually make it better for teams with fewer cars as their average becomes less prone to sabotage from one crap driver.
surely the reverse is true? If a one car team has a dnf then there's no points?Christian Horner said on TV that the current regs already call for a three car team if requested?
MG511 said:
I would much rather have 3 Mercs, Red Bulls, Ferraris etc. than have last year's Marussia and Caterham trudging around at sub GP2 pace. I am old, I remember the likes of McLaren, Lotus, Ferrari running 3 cars; the likes of Gilles Villeneuve started off driving a 3rd car.
Some races you also had more cars out for some teams, good example here 1972 Italian GP 4 Surtees, 4 BRM, 3 Brabham, 3 Ferrari.And BRM had 5 cars out here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Monaco_Grand_Pri... (there are 6 March-Fords out but there are with different teams).
I too would rather see competitive racing than back marker lapping. A 2014 Marussia was at the back last year, it'll be another 1-2s off the back this year if used again.
2 car teams/3 car teams, doesn't bother me. I'd like to see at least two dozen competitive cars line up on a Sunday.
The problem is that the finances of the sport are completely screwed up at the moment. They need to sort out how to make all teams financially viable.
Until then they're just tickling around the edges.
The problem is that the finances of the sport are completely screwed up at the moment. They need to sort out how to make all teams financially viable.
Until then they're just tickling around the edges.
suffolk009 said:
2 car teams/3 car teams, doesn't bother me. I'd like to see at least two dozen competitive cars line up on a Sunday.
The problem is that the finances of the sport are completely screwed up at the moment. They need to sort out how to make all teams financially viable.
Until then they're just tickling around the edges.
True but there's little chance of revising the financial structure any time soon.The problem is that the finances of the sport are completely screwed up at the moment. They need to sort out how to make all teams financially viable.
Until then they're just tickling around the edges.
suffolk009 said:
2 car teams/3 car teams, doesn't bother me. I'd like to see at least two dozen competitive cars line up on a Sunday.
The problem is that the finances of the sport are completely screwed up at the moment. They need to sort out how to make all teams financially viable.
Until then they're just tickling around the edges.
That is absolutely true. The problem is that the finances of the sport are completely screwed up at the moment. They need to sort out how to make all teams financially viable.
Until then they're just tickling around the edges.
Rather than the leading teams running with 3 cars I would rather see them able to sell a car to a privateer team to run as used to be the case. At least there would be more variety on the track but I suspect they are too complicated to enable this to happen now.
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