Another reason F1's mangement are clearly mad

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F1 is a racing spectacle, competition makes for racing, so why limit F1 to just 12 teams?

For 2008 it seems there are possibly 3 new teams trying make the final currently vacant 12th place. Paul Stoddart (ex-Minardi), Dave Richards (Prodrive) and Craig Pollock (ex-BAR) all are rumoured to have applied.

So why not let them all enter, more cars, more interest, more racing.

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tomtvr said:

More according to this http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsA Stupid they all come out of the woodwork now - we have only had 10 teams racing the last couple of years.

The regulations designed to make it cheaper to compete in F1 is the reason there have been so more applications.

I've just been reading more on other websites, as well as the three I mentioned and the 'B' team from McLaren another name mentioned in the additional 11 are Team Penske. How could F1 not accept an entrance from Roger Penske? You can't get any more professional and commited racing team owner as well as being a previous team owner in F1.

How will they decide on who's accepted?

Racing pedigree?
Cock measuring contest?
Or.....could it be....who can line the decision makers pockets with the most decision making paper?.

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Yes

But I think Bernie is built too strong to pop his clogs in the near future, I mean look at his wife. She could kill someone half his age just by showing a bit of ankle, let alone a full knee trembler.

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Because of the large numbers of teams I think the format for qualifying in 1991 was :-

1st) pre-qualifying where the bottom 4 teams would try to get into qualification. 4 cars would be elimiated
2nd) Official Qualification, the slowest 4 cars would be eliminated.

Leaving 26 cars to race.

Usual teams to not pre-qualify were, Lamborghini, Coloni and Fondmetal.

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Williams were once swaning around at the back and considered a joke. There are plenty of more experienced teams than Super Aguri ready to race in F1.

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RobbieMeister said:

RobbieMeister said: OK, you've got your way, there are 15 teams, that's 9 more cars, 9 more drivers, 9 more transporters, 100+ more mechanics and about 500 more hangers on. Where are you going to put them? Ditto

Some teams at Monaco have to work from a multistory carpark, most proper circuits have extra pit garages anyway to cope with the larger number of competitors in national F3, GP2, various touring cars and many other classes. Whilst others can very easily provide extra garaging (think of the long run in or run out of the pits at places like Suzuka) Spa has double the necessary pit boxes if you inlcude the ones down the hill to Eau Rouge.

It'd be easier to cater for the extra cars, the great circuits of the 1970-1990's managed it.