Paul Jeffrey
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A bold proposal to reinvigorate Formula One has been presented to the teams in Bahrain on Friday, giving an interesting insight into the plans of owners Liberty Media...
With Liberty Media keen to understand and address many of the perceived barriers to growing and improving the Formula One product, and in conjunction with the hugely experienced and successful Ross Brawn who now holds the office of Formula One Managing Director of Motorsports and Technical Director, the following criteria for further developments to the sport have been laid out to teams in Bahrain on Friday, offering a look into the future vision of the sports owners to grow the series over the coming years.
Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO of Formula One had the following to say following the presentation to teams in Bahrain:
“Formula 1 is a sport with a rich history. We want to preserve, protect and enhance that history by unleashing F1s potential, by putting our fans at the heart of a more competitive and more exciting sport. We are driven by one desire: to create the world’s leading sporting brand. Fan- centred, commercially successful, profitable for our teams, and with technological innovation at its heart.”
At its core, the proposals presented to the teams on Friday morning contain the following key strategic initiatives:
Power Units
- The PU must be cheaper, simpler, louder, have more power and reduce the necessity of grid penalties.
- It must remain road relevant, hybrid and allow manufacturers to build unique and original PU.
- New PU rules must be attractive for new entrants and Customer teams must have access to equivalent performance.
- We believe how you spend the money must be more decisive and important than how much money you spend.
- While there will be some standardised elements, car differentiation must remain a core value
- Implement a cost cap that maintains Formula 1's position as the pinnacle of motorsport with a state-of-the-art technology.
- The new revenue distribution criteria must be more balanced, based on meritocracy of the current performance and reward success for the teams and the Commercial Rights Holder.
- F1s unique, historical franchise and value must and will still be recognised.
- Revenue support to both cars and engine suppliers.
- We must make cars more raceable to increase overtaking opportunities.
- Engineering technology must remain a cornerstone but driver’s skill must be the predominant factor in the performance of the car.
- The cars must and will remain different from each other and maintain performance differentiators like aerodynamics, suspensions and PU performance. However, we believe areas not relevant to fans need to be standardised.
- A simple and streamline structure between the teams, the FIA and Formula 1.
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What do you think of the Liberty Media proposals? Is this enough / too much to move Formula One to the next level? Let us know in the comments section below!
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