41 replies to this topic

[chhatra]

Here's mine.

Friday - Get rid of practice all together. Introduce a sprint race for third drivers put them to some use and let teams realise their potential.

Teams have too much practice, there's no need. If a driver isn't dialled in, he should drive around the problem and salvage what he can. Surely there is a better way of entertaining the paying customers.

Saturday - 60 minute practice session in the morning. Qualifying should go back to a 12 lap affair, and bring back qualifying tires.

Sunday - Race day. Nothing to change here, its the main event and the one that brings in the crowd.

Nothing radical just more efficient use of time. Over to you guys.

[scheivlak]

Here's mine.

Friday - Get rid of practice all together. Introduce a sprint race for third drivers put them to some use and let teams realise their potential.

 

And how do those third drivers practice or even qualify for that sprint race? 

[Gyno]

Friday a 3 hour test session.

Results from that test is the starting order for Saturday 1hour sprint race.

Sunday morning 30 min Warm up.

Results from the sprint race is the starting order for the main event.

[KingTiger]

Same as now, except with sunday warmup.
Everyone gets an extra engine for practices only.

[Jordan44]

Get rid of practise and the teams who are struggling fall even further behind, they'll have no time to develop. Practise is necessary, and it's enjoyable on TV, but I think they should all be an hour, then we should see more running.

I honestly don't see any need to change the format. The current one works fine. Trying to fix something that isn't broken in an attempt to make the sport more exciting isn't going to work very well.

Edited by J0rd4n, 11 July 2015 - 22:13.

[noikeee]

Same as now, except with sunday warmup.
Everyone gets an extra engine for practices only.

 

This. And scrap parc ferme to let them change car setups between qualifying and the race, depending on what happens in the warmup.

 

Everything is so ridiculously controlled these days they're not going to have special qualifying engines or anything like that, so what's the point of parc ferme.

 

The rest of the race weekend is absolutely fine.

Edited by noikeee, 11 July 2015 - 22:17.

[MJB5990]

Leave everything alone. We've had good weekends with this format as it is and we'll have good ones in the future.

 

The race format isn't the problem.

[hittheapex]

My ideal race weekend:

 

1. I will be there

2. One of my preferred drivers wins with a fantastic overtaking move on the last lap, after starting near the back. I happen to be seated at the corner, of course.

3. A grid girl in the bar agrees to go on the long road trip back with me, and when I get home I find out I've won the lottery.

[Ruusperi]

 Keep it like it is. FIA's problem is that they see problems where there is none, and won't try to fix those that really need fixing.

Same as now, except with sunday warmup.
Everyone gets an extra engine for practices only.

I always liked warm-up session, perfect way to raise the tension. Especially if the qualifying is dry and race is wet, cars tend to be "undrivable" because the teams use only dry setups. Warm-up or even acclimatisation session should be for the last-hour tweaking. Sadly, I see many teams would choose not to do any laps  in warm-up session due to the risks and lack of spare car -> so, bring back the spare cars.

Don't get it why so many want to see sprint races. A 65-year-old Grand Prix tradition musn't be devalued. Saturday and Sunday GP2 and GP3 races should satisfy the hunger of action.

 

Also, I wish there was 30+ cars so we could have pre-qualifying session.

Edited by Ruusperi, 11 July 2015 - 22:48.

[Anderis]

Saturday:

 

- 1 hour practise session for young drivers only.

 

- 20 minutes warm-up for race drivers before qualifying

 

- Qualifying knock-out with only one timed lap allowed in each segment of qualifying. 4 segments: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.  Q4 with 6 (or maybe 5 would be the better number) best drivers (Q2 and Q3- it depends on how many cars are on the grid). In Q1, Q2 and Q3 you can go to track any moment you want but only one lap allowed. In Q4 only one car at the track at given moment so TV can show the whole lap of each driver. The fastest driver in Q3 can chose if he wants to have his lap first or last or somewhere in the middle of Q4. Then 2nd, 3rd fastest etc. can chose the remaining spots.

 

Sunday:

 

- 45 minutes practice session before the race, no parc ferme

 

- Race as it is now, maybe a little bit longer. You can start on any tyre you want.

 

Monday:

 

- Testing day with 2 cars. At least one car must be given to young driver.

 

Also some restrictions about young drivers so teams can't have one and the same "young" driver for many years with no intention of ever giving him a race seat in fhe future like Paffet for McLaren. After exceeding a certain age or amount of mileage in F1 cars, driver would no longer count as a young driver and be allowed to test as a young driver

 

 

I think it gives an interesting combination of unpredictability boost and chance for young drivers to have a proper preparation before they step into race driver role. Little practise before qualifying means drivers won't be overly confident heading into qualifying so it increases a chance for surprises. One lap per qualifying segment increases a chance for a mixed grid to the further extent, as any mistake will be penalised hugely, but being overcautious may bring you disappointment too, since there will always be drivers with little to lose. Practise session and no parc ferme between qualifying and race gives you a chance to recover from worse qualifying. Alltogether increases a chance to what's necessary for battles for position on a circuit to occur- cars with better pace being behind cars with worse pace.

 

I'm also thinking of dividing each practise session to maximum 15 minutes segments so teams can't check how tyres behave on longer runs before the race for more unpredictability with strategies. But maybe it would be gone too far.

 

Longer the race a bit (maybe by 10%) so there's a 10% more chance something unusual will happen each race. Also it will be more of a challenge for race set-up and strategy, because you need to carry more fuel and use more tyres during the race.

Edited by Anderis, 11 July 2015 - 23:05.

[BlinkyMcSquinty]

Hot sun, cold beer, Fifty cars show up, only 25 make the grid. One hour F1 practice in Saturday morning, one more hour in the afternoon, and the present qualifying format. All separated by intense support racing.

 

Sunday morning one hour practice (chuck parc fermee), lots of quality support races and more cold beer. A wet T-shirt contest and then 300 kph of racing, ideally lots of cars fighting for the win.

[chhatra]

I think my main gripe is Friday is not entertaining enough. Times have moved on and people want more than they did.

I would prefer drivers to have less pratice. If they don't have the best set up it would make the race more exciting.

Take this weekends British GP. If Lewis didn't have 3 hours of practice we would have seen genuine competition from Williams and Ferrari.

Drivers need to adapt to less than ideal set ups instead of engineers trawling through data and fixing it.

[Atreiu]

- Friday, 09:00 to 11:00, FP1;

- Friday, 13:00 to 15:00, FP2.

Teams can use both cars in both sessions, but only one of their race drivers get to drive in each. Whether they bring a 3rd or test driver or whomever is up to them entirely. PU components and gearboxes can be used 

freely without any concern for season allocation. Same thing for tyres and a specified weekend allocation.

 

- Saturday, 10:00 to 12:00, FP3. Both race drivers get to drive, but PU components, gearboxes and tyres are no longer unrestricted.

- Saturday, 14:00 to 15:00. Qualifying, same current Q1, Q2 and Q3 format. WCC points given out for qualifying results, but starting grid is reversed

 

- Sunday, 10:00 to 11:00, warm-up, Same as FP3.

- Sunday, 13:00 to 15:00. Race.

[K20a]

IMO the current format is excellent. It's the limit on engines that is really killing the action. Teams don't want to risk breaking things so will only run the bare minimum that they need to.

I'm sure the drivers would love to drive more laps if they could.

The only thing I'd personally like to see is a return of the Sunday morning warm up, as several of you have also mentioned.

And separate qualifying/race setups.

[JHSingo]

I like Christian Horner's idea of getting the drivers (and maybe some past drivers) together to race a spec car, like the BMW M1 Procar series back in the day. That'd be cool.

 

Other than that, I'm not too sure how to improve the weekend, without wrecking the history of the sport. I'm unconvinced on the idea of sprint races or whatever, but think there should definitely be more racing on a Grand Prix weekend to make the price of the tickets better value for money. Take, for instance, where GP2/GP3 don't race, at a place like Canada. Didn't they have a Nissan Micra support race or some rubbish there this year, and not much else? Pitiful.

 

F1 needs to be more of an event. There needs to be more stuff going on, on track. But as I say, I don't know what the solution is without going against the heritage of the sport/increasing budgets for teams.

[Afterburner]

Let's see...

Monday/Tuesday: arrive at the track. Get to know the race staff, chat with team personnel, walk the track. Do some shopping for the upcoming week.

Wednesday/Thursday: Usually the first day of festivities. 5:00-ish AM wake-up for assorted worker meetings; watch the sunrise above the control tower out the window of whatever vehicle is headed to this weekend's post, be it on a corner or in race control. Get to know all the cars by sight, checking out any one-off specials.

Thursday/Friday: Qualifying sessions for support series usually begin by now. 5:00 AM wake-up again, nuances of the track now discovered, talk about all the crazy stuff that happened the day before. Enjoy another fantastic sunrise with a loved one and realize just how thankful you are that you get to do this together routinely. Then quiver in your shoes with anticipation if the premier series goes out for the first time today, and revel in the glory of top-flight racing machines taken to within a hair's breadth of their limits just a stone's throw away from you.

Friday/Saturday: By now, a few days on the job will have begun to take its toll. Another 5:00 AM wake-up, but by now it's familiar. More tempted to catch a quick nap in the morning if possible, but as soon as the first engine winds up, the energy's back again. Learn all the cars by sound if that hasn't happened yet, and watch in awe as everyone begins to refine their lines in preparation for qualifying, and somehow manages to refine them even more when it's time to do the perfect lap. Enjoy the sunset and carnival atmosphere the night-time brings, and maybe walk the paddock and say hi to a few friends and ask them how their weekend is going, maybe making fun of a rookie mistake or two during one of the support races.

Saturday/Sunday: Race day. Finally a break on the morning alarm; even if only for an hour at this point, it's welcome. The atmosphere around the track changes as the security forces double up in preparation for their busiest day. The air is almost electric with excitement for the impending challenge, as drivers, mechanics, and fans all storm the area around the paddock and race control. As a cast member, it's important to smile at everyone--especially the little ones. Usually there's just a warm-up, maybe a single support race before the main event. If lucky, sneak onto the grid and mingle with the drivers and their mechanics before the race. Wish a safe and fun race to all--but save the luck for personal favourites. With festivities closing down, head back to post and observe the rest of them from there. And then, when the cars run by on their warm-up, thank God for motor racing, a thousand times over and for the rest of the day, week, month, year--however long it takes for the memories to fade away, if ever. Because it doesn't matter who wins and who loses; the mere chance to be involved in such an amazing sport with so many fantastic people, to see firsthand the drive, ambition, drama, and emotion unfold right there, drives home just how great it is to be human and alive--and to be able to share it all with someone you love.

That is what you meant, right?

[Marklar]

Friday
10-12: FP1
14-16: FP2
PUs are free for practice season.

Saturday
10-11: Qualifying for the Qualirace (probably with the current qualy modus, perhaps make an Q1 like in the Moto GP or an last segment with single time laps)
14-15: Qualirace (1/3 of the normal race distance: Spa 15 laps, Monaco 29 laps)
Pole position: 1 point
Fastest lap: 1 point

Sunday
10-11: Warm up - no parc ferme
14-16: Race with the grid of the Qualirace result
Points awarded for the complete race result with the current point system
Fastest lap in race: 2 points
Pole position for race: 2 points

Edited by Marklar, 12 July 2015 - 07:09.

[HuddersfieldTerrier1986]

I must admit to having an issue with qualifying, sprint race then the result of that deciding the grid for the Sunday race, as surely for example this or last season, Merc would be on pole with a 1-2, win the sprint race with a 1-2 and then the main race with a 1-2 unless something freakish happened. That's not a good idea in my view. Also don't agree with reversing quali results for a race for the simple reason you'd get teams deliberately going slow to get pole for the race.

 

Friday: 90mins with the first 45mins for young drivers for both sessions

Saturday: 60mins with the first 30mins for young drivers

Saturday: Quali as it is now for the main drivers

Saturday: Times from the young drivers practice times set the grid for a young drivers race

Sunday: 30mins warm up

Sunday: Grand Prix itself

Edited by HuddersfieldTerrier1986, 12 July 2015 - 08:17.

[ANF]

The only changes I'd make would be:

shorten the free practice sessions to 45 mins each
split qualifying into 2 segments instead of 3
introduce 30 mins of warm-up on Sunday and allow changes to the suspension and rear wing

[superden]

Ideal race weekend? Le Mans.

Oh, you meant F1 ...

[chhatra]

Also I think there needs to be more fan interaction. Free up driver duties on Fridays so they can spend more time with fans. Press conferences, driver signings etc.

[fridge46]

OK, Ill play...

 

Friday

0900-1200 Formula 1 Practice 1

1215-1300 Support Practice

1315-1400 GP2 Practice

1415-1500 GP3 Practice

1515-1815 Formula 1 Practice 2

 

Saturday

0900-0930 Support Qualifying

0945-1000 Formula 1 Shakedown 1

1015-1045 GP2 Qualifying

1100-1115 Formula 1 Shakedown 2

1130-1200 GP3 Qualifying

1215-1315 Support Race 1

1400-1500 Formula 1 Qualifying

1530-1630 GP2 Race 1

1700-1800 GP3 Race 1

 

Sunday

0900-1000 Support Race 2

1015-1115 GP3 Race 2

1145-1245 GP2 Race 2

1400-1600 Formula 1 Race

 

F1 Practice

Yearly quotas of power units/gearboxes/etc not applicable. Unlimited tyres. However, some rules regarding laps and drivers:

Practice 1 - Teams are split into 3 groups (based on year to date standings, or over a one year period). Group 1: Teams ranked 1-4 - not permitted to use race drivers. Group 2: Teams ranked 5-8 - only permitted to use 1 race driver. Group 3: Teams ranked 9-last - permitted to use both race drivers. For all Groups, any number of test/reserve/development drivers can take part in Practice 1.

Practice 2 - number of laps available determined by Practice 1. Example - if "Team A" entries #2 and #23 do 18 and 22 laps respectively, these entries can do a maximum of 22 laps each in Practice 2. I have done entries, as non-race drivers might take place in Practice 1. I have also taken the most laps for a Teams' driver in case of technical issues with the other car. This quota is in place to ensure adequate running in Practice 1.

 

Shakedown

As teams will need to switch from "Practice" equipment (not limited) to "Race" equipment (limited), I have given Teams 2 short sessions to ensure everything on the car is working as should. If there is a change in climatic conditions at this time from Practice 1 or 2, both Shakedown sessions will be merged and a 30 minutes "Practice 3" will be held. Timetable for other events will be changed.

 

Qualifying

Same format as current, with a few modifications:

Period 1 (18 minutes): All drivers have unlimited laps. Drivers ranked 18-24 (system adjusted for more/less than 24 drivers) eliminated.

Period 2 (15 minutes): All drivers have unlimited laps. Drivers times from Period 1 and Period 2 combined. Those ranked 11-17 eliminated.

Period 3 (12 minutes): All remaining drivers have unlimited laps. Drivers times from Periods 1, 2 and 3 combined to determine grid.

 

Grid & Race Start Tyres

1-10 - Drivers taking part in Period 3. Times from Periods 1, 2 and 3 combined. Fastest on pole, slowest 10th. These drivers start the race on the same tyres in which they set their slowest fastest period time. Example: entry #23 fastest lap times for Periods 1, 2 and 3 are 91.156 (Prime), 90.532 (Option) and 90.426 (Option) seconds respectively. As Period 1 was their slowest fastest time, they will start the race on the Prime set they recorded this time.

11-17 - Drivers eliminated in Period 2 line up according to combined Period 1 and 2 times. They start the race with the same tyre compound as they set their fastest lap (can be a new set)

18-24 - Drivers eliminated in Period 3. Free choice of tyres.

 

Race

As now, except:

- Cars can be modified between Qualifiying and Race, but no extra track time - 3 hours on friday afternoon (plus 3 hours in the morning for some) is enough time to develop qualifying and race setups.

- Laps done under safety car/VSC are not counted. Example: Safety Car/VSC out on lap 32. Lap 32 counts. Lap 33 starts when the SC has pulls off and leader starts new lap.

- Drivers can not enter pitlane when SC/VSC is in operation. If a driver is already in the pitlane when SC/VSC becomes active, that pitstop is allowed. Appropriate penalty for those entering pitlane when not allowed to.

- Push to pass/catch up/defend. Increased fuel flow rate for X seconds for X number of times a race.

- Because of this, maybe up the fuel level to 110 kg (for the majority of races 100 kg is enough), but still give drivers choice to the amount they carry. If they want to carry less than what is needed and coast around for a few laps, that's their choice!

[Kristian]

I like the weekend as now, though there is a lack of Sunday action for F1 fans. 

 

So I'd keep Friday as is. 

 

Saturday also as is - but for qualifying, use the current format, however for Q3 use it as a race for the top 10, with the grid in reverse order of championship (this means reverse grid racing but without the dangers of having Manors or McLarens on the front row). Then its a 10-lap race (no stops), with the 10th place elimated on lap 2, 9th on lap 3, 8th on lap 4, and so on until the final two are racing on lap 10. The winner gets pole. If there are retirees, then nobody is eliminated until the numbers have caught up. 

 

On Sunday morning there should be a race with 3rd/reserve drivers, but its what cars they should drive that is a problem - maybe allow teams to have a spare and they use that? 

[TheMonkeyDaft]

Here's my Ideal Weekend:

 

THURSDAY:

 

Press Conference's would happen as normal except at some races have some testing sessions for testing upgrades and improvements to the cars, (Similar to NASCAR Testing sessions)

This would mean In-season testing getting removed. Testing sessions would not be televised.

 

FRIDAY:

 

Friday would be mostly similar however there would be changes, Practice 1 would be 2 hours long instead of 90 mins long and the extra set of compound tires would be allowed for the whole session rather than only the first 30 minutes of the session, Practice 1 would take place on a late Friday morning.

 

The second Practice session would be cut to just 1 hour long and the practice session would be treated like an Happy Hour session. The extra set of compound tires would be allowed for Practice 2 if the teams did not use the set in Practice 1 and the teams may use them for the whole session, Practice 2 would be held on a Friday afternoon.

 

F1 Practice 1: 11:00am-1:00pm

F1 Happy Hour: 4:00pm-5:00pm

 

Teams would be allowed to modify their cars if they wanted to after the 2 practice session's since in my ideal weekend there would be not a Parc Ferme.

 

After both practice's a press conference would be held for both drivers and teams. (Would be televised as usual on Sky Sports F1, text version would be uploaded online)

 

SATURDAY:

 

The normal Third Practice session would get removed, instead it would be replaced by more support race action and a pre-qualifying press conference (televised on Sky Sports F1)

 

Qualifying would get a complete revamp (will post my version in another thread) and would be head late on a Saturday afternoon, (night events such as Bahrain, Singapore and Dubai get to keep night time Qualifying) This would be similar to what NASCAR do where they do knockout Qualifying late in the afternoon, this would help TV audiences rise and possibly more people attend the sessions at the track, points would be awarded to the driver on pole. 

 

F1 Qualifying: 4:30pm-5:30pm

 

The usual post-qualifying press conference would still happen after qualifying despite there being a pre-qualifying press conference.

 

Teams would be free to modify their cars after qualifying if they wanted or needed to.

 

SUNDAY:

 

Several changes would happen to the Sunday program.

 

First of all there would be a pre-race press conference held for both teams and drivers on a Sunday morning, it would be televised on Sky Sports F1 and the text version would be posted online 30 minutes later.

 

Secondly there would be the return of the Warm Up session, it would be 30 minutes long and would be held on a Sunday lunchtime. (Noon) Teams would be given an extra engine for the Sunday and could be used for the Warm Up or the race itself. The session would be televised worldwide.

 

F1 Warm Up: 12:00pm-12:30pm

 

Thirdly the driver's parade would take place 45 minutes before the pit lane opens, (rather than it taking place an hour before the pit lane opens) it would still last 10 minutes and would still be televised if broadcasters wanted it to.

 

Finally the start time for race would be moved to later in the afternoon to help TV audiences and ticket sales (Bahrain, Singapore, Dubai would be allowed to keep their night races), there would also be a few changes for the race as well, drivers could choose the tires they would want to start on rather than being restricted to starting on the tires they used during Q2, Points would be awarded for the fastest lap of the race, drivers would not be required to use both compound tires during the race and the points would be slightly updated for positions 1 to 10.

 

1st: 20 points

2nd: 18 points

3rd: 16 points

4th: 14 points

5th: 12 points

6th: 10 points

7th: 8 points

8th: 6 points

9th: 4 points

10th:  2 points

 

Finally broadcasters would be allowed to televise the post-race conference, at the moment the press conference would only be used for online text however I would allow so that's broadcasters could televise it and the text version would be online 30 minutes later.

 

F1 Race: 4:00pm-6:00pm

 

That's my idea of making the weekend better. 

Edited by TheMonkeyDaft, 12 July 2015 - 19:22.

[K20a]

Your definitely keen on press conferences! lol.

[HoldenRT]

Friday a 3 hour test session.

Results from that test is the starting order for Saturday 1hour sprint race.

Sunday morning 30 min Warm up.

Results from the sprint race is the starting order for the main event.

 

I wouldn't mind something like that.

 

In my opinion, scrapping Friday practice makes it too much like a lottery.  Sometimes it happens that Friday is rained out and they don't get much dry running.  That has a similar effect but it's random and from natural causes.  Having that every weekend would spice things up but maybe too extreme.

 

Some sort of sprint race on a Saturday could be interesting, and it'd be interesting to compare their 'form' during those races vs the real deal on the Sundays.  It'd be sort of funny though if people preffered the Saturdays.  It could actually make the Sundays even worse by comparison and cause even more "negative F1 bashing".

[jonpollak]

It's a long story...this Ideal Race Weekend.

Jp

[king_crud]

touring cars in the day, indycars in the evening. A plentiful supply of beer. Also some sports car racing would be good as well.

[Jon83]

The current one is fine.

 

The two occasions I have experienced a race weekend, Friday was my favourite day as I got to see cars from different parts of the track. I wouldn't want to see that changing.

Edited by Jon83, 13 July 2015 - 14:47.

[Jimisgod]

I somehow wind up in an F1 car and somehow win the race.

[JHSingo]

Your definitely keen on press conferences! lol.

 

I don't know why anyone watches the press conferences. They're boring as hell, and nothing of any interest ever comes out of them. Get rid of them.

[HeadFirst]

When I qualify on pole and lead the race from start to finish, lapping the field.

[Jon83]

I don't know why anyone watches the press conferences. They're boring as hell, and nothing of any interest ever comes out of them. Get rid of them.

 

The TP ones tend to be much more interesting / informative.

 

The only driver ones I have found interesting tended to be when Mark Webber was on the panel. Although the Massa v Verstappen one in Canada was a decent watch!

[Marklar]

The TP ones tend to be much more interesting / informative.

The only driver ones I have found interesting tended to be when Mark Webber was on the panel. Although the Massa v Verstappen one in Canada was a decent watch!

And the one in Abu Dhabi last year.

[NoSanityClause]

Me, Penelope Cruz, lots of alcohol.

 

F1 is optional.

[ElJefe]

Just add a warm-up session on Sunday and get rid of the parc ferme rules. The current engine rules don't allow for qualifying cars/engines anyway, so why bother? It would give us some on-the-edge laps in qualifying and more on track action on Sunday.

[aportinga]

Wednesday: Arrive at Walmart in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, set up trailer and grab the forgotten items from the store while the kids ride around in the designated camping parking lot (only thing Walmart is good for).

 

Thursday: Arrive in the AM at Road America - just outside the Carousel, set up campground on two sites.

 

- Bike

- Eat

- Drink

 

Friday: Practice/Qualification/Track Rides

 

- Bike

- Karting

- Eat

- Drink

 

Saturday: Practice/Qualification/Track Parade with Vintage race cars from multiple classes/Vintage F1 Race with past champions

 

- Bike

- Eat

- Drink

- Saturday night concert with Foo Fighters

 

Sunday: Practice/RaceDay Parade/Race

 

- Bloody Mary's all morning - with a breakfast buffett.

- Bike

- Eat

- Drink

[Fatgadget]

My fave driver wins the race and his nearest challenger DNF or DSQ.....What?

[wookles]

Why does everyone want to get rid of Friday practice ? Its not like anyone watches it anyway and its necessary for many of the teams.

 

People should stop moaning about the structure of the weekends, forget gimmicks like sprint races and introduce financial fair play it you want to to more competition.

[wookles]

Here's my Ideal Weekend:

 

THURSDAY:

 

Press Conference's would happen as normal except at some races have some testing sessions for testing upgrades and improvements to the cars, (Similar to NASCAR Testing sessions)

This would mean In-season testing getting removed. Testing sessions would not be televised.

 

FRIDAY:

 

Friday would be mostly similar however there would be changes, Practice 1 would be 2 hours long instead of 90 mins long and the extra set of compound tires would be allowed for the whole session rather than only the first 30 minutes of the session, Practice 1 would take place on a late Friday morning.

 

The second Practice session would be cut to just 1 hour long and the practice session would be treated like an Happy Hour session. The extra set of compound tires would be allowed for Practice 2 if the teams did not use the set in Practice 1 and the teams may use them for the whole session, Practice 2 would be held on a Friday afternoon.

 

F1 Practice 1: 11:00am-1:00pm

F1 Happy Hour: 4:00pm-5:00pm

 

Teams would be allowed to modify their cars if they wanted to after the 2 practice session's since in my ideal weekend there would be not a Parc Ferme.

 

After both practice's a press conference would be held for both drivers and teams. (Would be televised as usual on Sky Sports F1, text version would be uploaded online)

 

SATURDAY:

 

The normal Third Practice session would get removed, instead it would be replaced by more support race action and a pre-qualifying press conference (televised on Sky Sports F1)

 

Qualifying would get a complete revamp (will post my version in another thread) and would be head late on a Saturday afternoon, (night events such as Bahrain, Singapore and Dubai get to keep night time Qualifying) This would be similar to what NASCAR do where they do knockout Qualifying late in the afternoon, this would help TV audiences rise and possibly more people attend the sessions at the track, points would be awarded to the driver on pole. 

 

F1 Qualifying: 4:30pm-5:30pm

 

The usual post-qualifying press conference would still happen after qualifying despite there being a pre-qualifying press conference.

 

Teams would be free to modify their cars after qualifying if they wanted or needed to.

 

SUNDAY:

 

Several changes would happen to the Sunday program.

 

First of all there would be a pre-race press conference held for both teams and drivers on a Sunday morning, it would be televised on Sky Sports F1 and the text version would be posted online 30 minutes later.

 

Secondly there would be the return of the Warm Up session, it would be 30 minutes long and would be held on a Sunday lunchtime. (Noon) Teams would be given an extra engine for the Sunday and could be used for the Warm Up or the race itself. The session would be televised worldwide.

 

F1 Warm Up: 12:00pm-12:30pm

 

Thirdly the driver's parade would take place 45 minutes before the pit lane opens, (rather than it taking place an hour before the pit lane opens) it would still last 10 minutes and would still be televised if broadcasters wanted it to.

 

Finally the start time for race would be moved to later in the afternoon to help TV audiences and ticket sales (Bahrain, Singapore, Dubai would be allowed to keep their night races), there would also be a few changes for the race as well, drivers could choose the tires they would want to start on rather than being restricted to starting on the tires they used during Q2, Points would be awarded for the fastest lap of the race, drivers would not be required to use both compound tires during the race and the points would be slightly updated for positions 1 to 10.

 

1st: 20 points

2nd: 18 points

3rd: 16 points

4th: 14 points

5th: 12 points

6th: 10 points

7th: 8 points

8th: 6 points

9th: 4 points

10th:  2 points

 

Finally broadcasters would be allowed to televise the post-race conference, at the moment the press conference would only be used for online text however I would allow so that's broadcasters could televise it and the text version would be online 30 minutes later.

 

F1 Race: 4:00pm-6:00pm

 

That's my idea of making the weekend better. 

 

 

Awful points allocation for any race  next to zero incentive to bother to win.

 

Bernies medals were better... and still bad.

Edited by wookles, 13 July 2015 - 22:22.

[Marklar]

Kimi Raikkonen revealed his prefered race weekend. Like in Austin qualifying and race on sunday, but all practice sessions on saturday.
 

"In some cases, we can't even run because we don't have enough tyres or we have to save engines. Obviously, that means people don't see a lot of cars running.
"They come to see us practicing and racing, so I think we could easily manage to put the running nicely into two days, like we demonstrated here.

"We could do all the three practices on one day. There's certain reasons I guess why we have three days, but it would be cheaper for all the teams to be away for less days.

http://www.motorspor...weekend-format/

[Volcano70]

Friday

GP2/GP3/other support series practice/qualifying

FP1

GP3 Race 1

Saturday

FP2- 70 Minutes

GP3/misc. support series Race(s)

Qualifying

GP2

Sunday

FP3 is now Morning Warmup- 45 Minutes

misc support series

GP2

Race