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An edition of Autosport a couple of weeks ago briefly suggested a TCR/IMSA/SRO GT concept to remedy the problem of diversity in F3, which I found interesting and could help boost grids possibly?
As I see it, it could be a single-make chassis (or perhaps use the LMP2 format in contracting 2 or 3 companies such as Tatuus and Dallara) which would allow manufacturers (such as existing VW, Merc etc) to come in with a production based engine, with a BOP applied to ensure that generally all drivers are competitive.
Due to BOP, this would stop situations such as Prema's dominance in F3 and ART's dominance in GP3 as theoretically there would not be as significant an advantage in a larger budget as your car would be balanced to match the speeds of your competitors regardless. Equally, it could help raise prestige of junior single seaters due to the OEM-presence.
Understandably, BOP-formulas are not as savoury an idea as an all out development war, but those days seem very much historic now if you given the inflation of expenses compared to even a decade ago, the reducing commercial interest in non-electric and the ongoing state of the economy.
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