Customer Cars?
With the increasing difficulties for a new team starting or getting into F1, maybe its time to go back to customer cars or used cars for new teams.
Merc etc could sell its 2020 chassis to new start up to use in 2021 or manufacture a number of chassis for customers to run with whatever engine they can get a deal on or make themselves.
This would be a cheaper way in for new teams, if they could buy someone elses chassis, give existing teams an additional income stream and a market for their used chassis. You would also see red bull car with merc engine, ferrari chassis with renault engine etc.
Optionally a company like Lola, Dallara or someone just making chassis for 3rd parties and not ever entering themselves.
Maybe a 2 - 3 year limit. Only allow a new team to use customer chassis for 1st 2 or 3 years, then start making their own or get out.
After all there are some who say Haas and Racing point are pretty close to doing this quietly anyhow
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