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Similar suggestions were made in the 'F1 racing boring?' thread a few weeks ago.
However a new one that no-one has mentioned so far would be to have a minimum pitstop time. If all stops were for a minimum of 10 or 12 seconds then it would take away the opportunity to 'overtake' with a quicker pit stop. It shouldn't impact on overall race strategies, and people could still put in quick laps before making their stop to try and get ahead of car that has already pitted. It would though prevent a driver who can't pass on the track getting ahead not by their driving skill but because their mechanics can change a tyre quicker. I know F1 is about teams, but races really should be decided by drivers, not wheel changers.
Of course if this were to happen now, there would be virtually no overtaking at all in a race. Maybe that would give the kick up the arse to Max n'Bernie to change the rules to make the cars and tracks better suited to racing. At the moment because cars are 'overtaking' in pitstops there is a pretence that there is real racing going on.
It would be interesting, (probably quite depressing), to see figures from the last few years on overtaking on the track against 'overtaking' in pitstops; particularly amongst the front runners.
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