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Originally Posted by Artemis
Imagine that a new rule would be introduced to give backmarkers a competititve advantage: no DRS for the first, say 6, drivers in the WDC classification. This means that the WDC classification, race-by-race, determines who gets (no) DRS during the next race. Hypothesis if applied: no DRS for Verstappen, Perez, Alonso, Hamilton, Sainz and Russell during the Imola F1 race. DRS for Leclerc (currently P7 in the WDC) and the rest. Imagine that Leclerc's performance at Imola gets him back into the top 6 of the WDC at the expense of Sainz dropping back to P7, Leclerc will get no DRS at Monaco, unlike Sainz. And so on.
Better than no DRS for the top 6 of the qualies.
What do you think of this 'handicap' system ?
I believe to remember (but could be mistaken for propoposals that never materialized) that in some rallye racing formulas 'handicap' experiments for the best happened: reverse grid during a next race (start position disadvantage) or the winners getting extra weight on board of their cars (weight disadvantage).
'Reverse grid' was thought about in the recent past (possibly because of the Mercedes dominance), but converted into the 'Sprint' formula:
https://flowracers.com/blog/f1-reverse-grid/ |
You could introduce a handicap system but then you’re indirectly admitting there is a flaw with the regulations. Either you “reward” the best manufacturer by allowing them to dominate or you go back and tweak your regulations. The fact that only 1 manufacturer/team got it right and the cost cap doesn’t allow any team to really catch up takes away from the sport. We’re only 5 races and not much to really look forward to with regards to both championships.
This isn’t the same when Mercedes was dominating. You could at least spend money if you really wanted to regardless if it was detrimental to make a difference, hell you could build a new car and it would make the season a lot more interesting.
I’m not saying to remove the cap, but if this is what it’s going to be moving forward, prepare to see one team dominate in between regulation changes.