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[spankyham]

The WEC and GP racing has been excellent these past couple of years. Perhaps, instead of 3 car teams we could find a way to run the GP2's with F1.

Kudos to the GP2 teams, on a budget of ~€4MILL they produce performance about 6 seconds off F1 with their ~€300MILL budgets.

[What's Burning?]

It's not like the performance of GP2 is any better. It's a spec series hence the cost. Every rule in the last decade of F1 has been introduced to make the cars slower. This year the cars got less wing less tire and less fuel and are doing quite alright. I guess it's all about perspective whether you're looking from the front or from the rear.

[Hammer278]

The WEC and GP racing has been excellent these past couple of years. Perhaps, instead of 3 car teams we could find a way to run the GP2's with F1.

Kudos to the GP2 teams, on a budget of ~€4MILL they produce performance about 6 seconds off F1 with their ~€300MILL budgets.

Do you even realize that you're comparing apples and oranges?

[spankyham]

The WEC and GP racing has been excellent these past couple of years. Perhaps, instead of 3 car teams we could find a way to run the GP2's with F1.

Kudos to the GP2 teams, on a budget of ~€4MILL they produce performance about 6 seconds off F1 with their ~€300MILL budgets.

Do you even realize that you're comparing apples and oranges?

Yes, I realized I was comparing GP2 with F1.

As I said, I really enjoy LM (with diverse classes and performance) and I think it would be worth consideration instead of adding a 3rd car.

[What's Burning?]

Here's an interesting snippet.

It remains unclear whether teams would receive any financial help for running a third car in the event they were required to do so, with Horner telling journalists Bernie Ecclestone would "probably" expect the teams to foot the entire bill. But even if costs were covered Horner is opposed to third cars as an idea, even though Red Bull would be contractually obliged to run one if asked.

[akeizm]

The WEC and GP racing has been excellent these past couple of years. Perhaps, instead of 3 car teams we could find a way to run the GP2's with F1.

Kudos to the GP2 teams, on a budget of ~€4MILL they produce performance about 6 seconds off F1 with their ~€300MILL budgets.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116734

Sounds familiar Spanky, took your idea!

[LRW]

My question. If only a number of teams have three cars - do the points from all three cars count towards the WCC?

[Jabberwocky]

3 cars with 3 lots of points will only exasperate the prize money for points.

When the top 3 teams take the top 9 points paying positions. It leaves the rest of the field squabbling over 1 point

[CookinFlat6]

The third car wouldnt be allowed to score points toward the WCC - that much is obvious. It may be allowed to contest the WDC, or it may be that the driver is a rookie etc. Then we are close to having a seperate series on the same track

The third car is not going to happen unles as a short term stop gap till customer car regulations are drawn up

IMHO

[Jabberwocky]

Maybe the top 2 cars from each team score points only.

[What's Burning?]

Maybe it's another sprinkler idea from Bernie so he doesn't have to default on a contract signed with the race organizers.

MAYBE it's all a coordinated effort, an ingenious plan to get Bernie out by having Bernie and the CVC default on contracts due to not being able to deliver enough cars to the grid for the "show" he sold and the teams would then be able to introduce management that would work for them instead of take half of the revenues.

[CigarGuy]

Maybe the top 2 cars from each team score points only.

That's what I was wondering. Who, and when, designates which car is the third car?
Weekly? Once, before the year starts?

[LRW]

Maybe the top 2 cars from each team score points only.

That's what I was wondering. Who, and when, designates which car is the third car?
Weekly? Once, before the year starts?

Im guessing Jabs means the top two results of the race, regardless of what actually car it is.

[Jabberwocky]

That is what I meant, but having to designate the top 2 before the start of the race throws up a different tactical plays

[CigarGuy]

That is what I meant, but having to designate the top 2 before the start of the race throws up a different tactical plays

I figured that. Sorry it didn't come across that way. Does seem a little more unfair, though, when the 3rd cars finish isn't "relevant"
it may lead to, well, you know?