[Rules] Future Rule Changes

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Originally Posted by miatanut

http://www.4mula1.ro/history/year/19...montjuich_park
http://www.4mula1.ro/history/year/19...ck/silverstone
1 & 2 close, then not so:
http://www.4mula1.ro/history/year/19...k/watkins_glen
http://www.4mula1.ro/history/year/1970/track/jarama

It wasn't unusual for the track to be quiet between cars at the finish line.

I agree that it is unlikely that under fairly open technical rules, one team would consistently win by a wide margin, but it is a concern of some here that it could happen, and I think it would make good sense to have a system to ensure everybody else didn't pack-up and go home. Maybe the ballast would be based on winning margin, and then the winner would try to make it appear closer than it was, to reduce their ballast penalty, and the fans would like that better.

As I understand it, you propose to make the series entirely artificial. It reminds me to the pre-qualifying for the 2004 British Grand Prix, when drivers decided to deliberately spin or driver slowely so as to prevent to be the fastest and therefore having to qualifying in the rain. The above would make the series entirely artificial and totally incredible.

I do not agree with the historical records as a justificiation for success ballast either, as no causal relationship between open rules and domination is proven.