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powderjunkie · 05-27-2025, 11:58 AM

Not that I think they really need to do anything different, but I have a random idea that they could try in place of FP2...not a sprint, but a 'Pursuit'.

Heat 1: The lower ranked WDC driver for each team lines up in reverse order. This year it would be:

BORT
COLA
ALO
LAW
BEAR
TSU
SAI
ANT
HAM
NOR

Every 7 seconds, a driver has to roll to a complete stop into P1, and go when the light goes green. Then it's a 10 lap time trial. When someone gets within 1 second of your gearbox, you have to let them past immediately - 5 second penalty for every mini sector crossed with someone in that range (so a smart driver would let them by in the best spot for themselves once they're within ~2 seconds). 10 second penalty for cutting the course at any time.

Heat 2:

HULK
GAS
STRO
HAD
OCON
ALBON
LEC
RUS
VER
PIA

Top 5 fastest from each heat advance to the finals. I'd need to think more about whether that would be reverse order or fastest first. Maybe this one is 15 laps.

Lots of ways you could do the points. I think I'd do 6-5-4-3-2-1 for each of the heats as a carrot to the backmarkers. Maybe the same for the finals or bump the winner to 9-6-4-3-2-1 as a callback to the 70s

It's a bit convoluted, but even dumb f1 fans aren't that stupid. At least most of us.

05-27-2025, 11:58 AM	#508
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	Not that I think they really need to do anything different, but I have a random idea that they could try in place of FP2...not a sprint, but a 'Pursuit'. Heat 1: The lower ranked WDC driver for each team lines up in reverse order. This year it would be: BORT COLA ALO LAW BEAR TSU SAI ANT HAM NOR Every 7 seconds, a driver has to roll to a complete stop into P1, and go when the light goes green. Then it's a 10 lap time trial. When someone gets within 1 second of your gearbox, you have to let them past immediately - 5 second penalty for every mini sector crossed with someone in that range (so a smart driver would let them by in the best spot for themselves once they're within ~2 seconds). 10 second penalty for cutting the course at any time. Heat 2: HULK GAS STRO HAD OCON ALBON LEC RUS VER PIA Top 5 fastest from each heat advance to the finals. I'd need to think more about whether that would be reverse order or fastest first. Maybe this one is 15 laps. Lots of ways you could do the points. I think I'd do 6-5-4-3-2-1 for each of the heats as a carrot to the backmarkers. Maybe the same for the finals or bump the winner to 9-6-4-3-2-1 as a callback to the 70s It's a bit convoluted, but even dumb f1 fans aren't that stupid. At least most of us. __________________ CP's 15th Most Annoying Poster! (who wasn't too cowardly to enter that super duper serious competition)