Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
I would like a series that would be just the opposite of F1. Give the teams a restricter plate calibrated at about 600 hp and a minimum weight. Use any engine, any displacement, no turbo/super chargers, gasoline only, any chassis configuration, no electronic driver aids, no movable aerodynamic devices and just go racing.
There would hardly ever be a lap without passing, race planning would be all over the place and the cars would be unique and driver skills would make the day and the race.
This would eliminate the parades around the track and allow the individual teams to show what they can do instead of how well they behave. No longer would we hear that so and so gained a one tenth of a second per lap because they lowered the rear ride height a half a milometer and reduced the tire pressure on the front tires by 0.1 bar as recommended by the computer read out that gave them the margin for victory.
Sounds good, but what about penalties? I think Alonso should get at least a 1 spot advantage over Raikkonen because he is carrying more hair. You have to compensate to get the weight right, and it wouldn't be fair to force him to get a haircut.