The case for a 'League' 2 F1
Discussion
For the purpose of discussion.....
In almost all the mainstream sports I can think of, the worst performing team of the season drops out of the higher league into the one below, while the highest performing teams of that league ascend to the one above.
As things stand, that's not really possible because operationally and technically there is a chasm between F1 and F2, principally because F2 teams aren't manufacturers as such.
Is there a case for a lower-league F1 championship? - One that sits in between F1 and F2. Something like F1b and F1a.
The same rules and ethos would apply but perhaps with stock wings, single tyres, shorter races. Teams would still need to design and build their own cars. A lower cost of entry would give aspiring teams the opportunity to start up and rise up. Only drivers finishing in the top 5 or 6 of F1b would be able to race in F1a so ensuring the best of the best race in the best.
F2 did used to be a manufacturer series (or more than it is today) with F2 cars often competing in F1 races, so it's not an entirely new idea.
Just a thought!
In almost all the mainstream sports I can think of, the worst performing team of the season drops out of the higher league into the one below, while the highest performing teams of that league ascend to the one above.
As things stand, that's not really possible because operationally and technically there is a chasm between F1 and F2, principally because F2 teams aren't manufacturers as such.
Is there a case for a lower-league F1 championship? - One that sits in between F1 and F2. Something like F1b and F1a.
The same rules and ethos would apply but perhaps with stock wings, single tyres, shorter races. Teams would still need to design and build their own cars. A lower cost of entry would give aspiring teams the opportunity to start up and rise up. Only drivers finishing in the top 5 or 6 of F1b would be able to race in F1a so ensuring the best of the best race in the best.
F2 did used to be a manufacturer series (or more than it is today) with F2 cars often competing in F1 races, so it's not an entirely new idea.
Just a thought!
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