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[Jabberwocky]

Perhaps the 3rd driver for each team should have some sort of restriction on them. like has not completed more than 20 races in the previous 2 years etc

[Denthúl]

Perhaps the 3rd driver for each team should have some sort of restriction on them. like has not completed more than 20 races in the previous 2 years etc

Perhaps that could work. It would be a way for Formula One to actively promote the development of young drivers.

[EwanM]

Perhaps the 3rd driver for each team should have some sort of restriction on them. like has not completed more than 20 races in the previous 2 years etc

Perhaps that could work. It would be a way for Formula One to actively promote the development of young drivers.

As well as that they would have to extend the points scoring. Or adopt some sort of drop scoring system.
For Example - say the Ferrari's finished 1-2-3 or 1-2-6 then the 3rd finishing Ferrari in the points would drop his points?

[Denthúl]

Perhaps the 3rd driver for each team should have some sort of restriction on them. like has not completed more than 20 races in the previous 2 years etc

Perhaps that could work. It would be a way for Formula One to actively promote the development of young drivers.

As well as that they would have to extend the points scoring. Or adopt some sort of drop scoring system.
For Example - say the Ferrari's finished 1-2-3 or 1-2-6 then the 3rd finishing Ferrari in the points would drop his points?

I had different ideas myself. Perhaps there could be a rookie drivers' championship? And they could contribute half-points to the WCC for the team. So, if a rookie driver won the race, he'd take ten points for the RDC and contribute five to his team's WCC account. Could that work?

[EwanM]

Perhaps the 3rd driver for each team should have some sort of restriction on them. like has not completed more than 20 races in the previous 2 years etc

Perhaps that could work. It would be a way for Formula One to actively promote the development of young drivers.

As well as that they would have to extend the points scoring. Or adopt some sort of drop scoring system.
For Example - say the Ferrari's finished 1-2-3 or 1-2-6 then the 3rd finishing Ferrari in the points would drop his points?

I had different ideas myself. Perhaps there could be a rookie drivers' championship? And they could contribute half-points to the WCC for the team. So, if a rookie driver won the race, he'd take ten points for the RDC and contribute five to his team's WCC account. Could that work?

See i'm reluctant to a Rookie World Championship.
Say Senna got the 3rd drive with Williams and did amazingly well. It would mean that Williams wouldn't be able to resign him for the 3rd car for another year unless they punted out another one of their drivers.

[Jabberwocky]

but that would mean that the best people would be in the cars. Plus a 1st or 2nd driver would not be able to not be arsed and rake in the money aka Ralf as he would know that a young gun would be looking at his seat.

Or you could end up with the 3rd car seat being split between 2 drivers every season.

Maybe driver progression could be

Year 1 Test/reserve driver - if rubbish go to another series
Year 2 3rd Driver - if rubbish return to year 1 or go to another series
Year 3 1st/2nd Driver - if good stay where you are, if rubbish back to being a test driver next year. Sounds like motivation to me

[iPod]

I wouldn't mind a 3 driver setup next year actually. I think it would be fairly interesting, plus you would actually get more drivers on the track than in previous years. And like many people have said, it would be a brilliant opportunity to test out and develop more young talent directly within the team.

You would have to do something about the clean sweep thing, but personally, the more I think about it, the more i think its tough luck if it happens. It just means that the team (and drivers) were the best on that weekend. So if it happens, then so be it. Try harder next time. I don't think a team should be "penalised" just because they got 1st 2nd and 3rd. And the likely hood of a 3rd driver (who is probably a rookie) winning or getting the podium aren't exactly consistent. Maybe there should be a rule saying that they have to be a rookie/in-experienced?

Anyway, bottom line is it wont be the end of the world. Better than not having F1 at all.

[Jensonb]

the down side for button in all this is how many team owners are gonna remember the Williamsgate

People in F1 have short memories.

For example, they've already forgotten Jenson Button is among the top five drivers in the sport.

There are more than five names which force me to disagree.

There are more than five reasons I think you're wrong too.

[Gaz]

the down side for button in all this is how many team owners are gonna remember the Williamsgate

People in F1 have short memories.

For example, they've already forgotten Jenson Button is among the top five drivers in the sport.

There are more than five names which force me to disagree.

There are more than five reasons I think you're wrong too.

Lewis, Alonso, Kimi, Massa, Vettle, Kubica, Glock i think are all better than Jenson.

[iPod]

I would put Glock, and possibly Kubica on par with Jenson. I'm not saying that Kubica is slow or anything, but more that Jenson is as fast - sort of thing. But, I will agree that Jenson does give up if the car isn't good enough. And that isn't the sign of a future world champion.

I would like to see how he performs with a competitive car next year. Hopefully he gets a good seat/Honda get a buyer.

[Jabberwocky]

What is the chance the TFKAH* produce a decent car, if they only get a buyer in March, that means that for 4 months the team's development will not be 100% what insentive is there to build a car that would never see the light of day?


*Team Formally Known As Honda.

[Denthúl]

the down side for button in all this is how many team owners are gonna remember the Williamsgate

People in F1 have short memories.

For example, they've already forgotten Jenson Button is among the top five drivers in the sport.

There are more than five names which force me to disagree.

There are more than five reasons I think you're wrong too.

All just opinion. And not just on your part

Lewis, Alonso, Kimi, Massa, Vettle, Kubica, Glock i think are all better than Jenson.

Personally, I'd also put Heidfeld and Kovalainen up there. Heidfeld has the same smoothness as Jenson does, but I think he's quicker and slightly more aggressive. Kovalainen, if he gets his act together during a race and the car doesn't mash its tyres within the first couple of laps for him, could be immensely quick. We've all seen how close to Lewis' times he is, fuel-corrected, in qualifying. But, other than those two and possibly Rosberg, you've got the same idea as me.

[headless]

Scuderia Ferrari

Felipe Massa
Kimi Raikkonen
?? Badoer is pretty slow. Mark Gene maybe. Barrichello for a laugh

HAHHA that made me laugh a lot

[Denthúl]

I wouldn't mind a 3 driver setup next year actually. I think it would be fairly interesting, plus you would actually get more drivers on the track than in previous years. And like many people have said, it would be a brilliant opportunity to test out and develop more young talent directly within the team.

You would have to do something about the clean sweep thing, but personally, the more I think about it, the more i think its tough luck if it happens. It just means that the team (and drivers) were the best on that weekend. So if it happens, then so be it. Try harder next time. I don't think a team should be "penalised" just because they got 1st 2nd and 3rd. And the likely hood of a 3rd driver (who is probably a rookie) winning or getting the podium aren't exactly consistent. Maybe there should be a rule saying that they have to be a rookie/in-experienced?

Anyway, bottom line is it wont be the end of the world. Better than not having F1 at all.

I dunno. I think that if Bourdais, Glock, Vettel or Hamilton were in a top car as a third driver in their rookie year, they'd be on the podium a fair bit. Wait...one of them already did that

[iPod]

I dunno. I think that if Bourdais, Glock, Vettel or Hamilton were in a top car as a third driver in their rookie year, they'd be on the podium a fair bit. Wait...one of them already did that

Yeah, but Vettel and Hamilton are special - where as Piquet and Sutil, for instance, aren't.

EDIT: Actually, I take my comments back on the rookie thing. You've got Senna (possibly), Buemi (possibly) and Di Resta (Possibly) - who are all fast.