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Originally Posted by GTRMagic
It is not F1's job to look after the careers of junior racing drivers is it?
Morally/economically it might be, but mandating an automatic progression doesn't seem logical.
A prize might be a full house test in a current F1 car somewhere, to get a flavour for the pilot... a race seat has far more financial implications than that.
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Think that's a better solution, although determining how you work out where the champ tests is tough as most have their backers. You couldn't have a rotation of teams since what happens if a MB driver is champ but Ferrari is the team? And the chance of successive champs being from the same team is probably slim. But FOM offering the cash and importantly extra slot for that driver to test regardless of team could be a plus for evaluation and building interest in more than just their top series.