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Originally Posted by davyboy
NASCAR manage to do a lot more races, often involving greater distances than the F1 circus and let's face it... selling sponsorship for 24 races is a lot easier and lucrative than 16, isn't it ? Here's how to do it practically.
Scrap testing.
Make the GP a 3 day event, with Friday confined to testing only.
Alternate fly-away races with European races so that you have a race every 2 weeks, but only a fly-away or European race every 4 weekends.
With the exception of the drivers, each equipe has two teams - one for flyaways, one for European races.
The only heavy travellers will be the team principles and the drivers... who, let's face it get paid enough to bring their families with them if they so desire.
So common' guys, nominate me for Max's job next time round !
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This is pretty illogical. 24 races would cost more than 16 (or 19), epsecially as so many new rounds would be fly-away events, and would sponsors pay any extra for under-supported events.
NASCAR doesn't involve advanced team-developed technology or a huge variety of races, so the technical challenge is minor by comparison. Also, with 24 races and regular 2-week breaks, surely that means only a 6-week winter break for teams to perfect their new cars?
Having two seperate pitcrews isn't really practical either - teams can't function without guys like Ross Brawn there, and hiring enough quality staff and gelling them into two tightly knit teams would be a huge task. Also, put yourself in the shoes of a mechanic, watching a race on TV knowing that you should be involved in it, especially if your stand-in makes a mistake?