Something I would like to see in Formula One and other series where the biological makeup of a driver can offer increases in a cars performance potential.
A Driver Parity rule which would be based on the following.
Take the weight of the 90th percentile male averaged across regional interpretations of the 90th percentile used in assessing ergonomics when engineering solutions in the automobile industry.
Implement a tech reg that provides for the design of the cockpit area for the location of parity wieght to be applied to each car to meet the 90th percentile weight requirement, use the medical reference for the break up of body percentages, Head, upper arm, lower arm, torso, upper leg, lower leg. In those areas of the monocoupe there is to be space made available for the secure fitment of wieght made of a material that has the same size to mass ratio as the human body.
It of course must be fitted in a way that it meets and exceeds the minimum F1 crash testing requirements. For example it ought to pass with the weight fitted.
There may be some element I am missing however the intent of the rule is to not have a large slice of talent excluded from the sport becuase of their natural weight, the 90th percentile is an easy reference as its a common measurement used in getting a base weight to meet. The majority of the healthy population of males will fall into that category. Females will fit in by having a smaller 90th percentile to begin with.
So to work out the weights needed, take the drivers weight during scutineering inform the team of its requirement, the weight is divided by the medical formula and placed into the cavities provided by the techs regs by the team prior to qualifying.
There is a poll for general reference to how people feel about a rule like this, please add your opinions on the matter. I feel drivers on the verge of breaking in on talent but ultimately never get a seat because they are just too big being able to race because parity is implemented would in the long run see of a better quality field of drivers.
Edited by PassWind, 05 November 2013 - 05:22.