I think the idea of 1x 2x wear needs some testing, but I was to thinking like Helder said maybe just longer would be ideal. The few minutes Nico found he could is great, this may be enough to mix it up or atleast make it more fun and a challenge, i think a 7 to 15 mins maybe around the ideal number where 1x wear 1 stop, is pushing the limits and 2 stop could have a chance but im sure at the least some tracks would have mixed strategy's with that extra time.
I have no problem with longer say 5, 10, 15, even 20 mins added to race 25 Id be thinking maybe this getting to long
but id still go to whatever everyone wanted but didn't think anyone will be wanting shorter races ? As Nico said its probably more for people who have time limitations and couldnt go longer.
Some other ideas for possible test races, fuel use, maybe heavier(1x tires 2x fuel) may run into strategy options or even what about no fuel use we run and just change tires (x2 wear x0 fuel) we would just have to pretend we have full tanks like current f1 also improves speed of pitting and this removes working out correct fuel for race etc, but is a small loss most people tell everyone before races etc anyway. This may also affects stratagy as pace maybe a lot different with fuel loads heavy and then if 0 fuel, pace should drop as tire wears and fastest lap in stint would be 1st few.
Theres a lot of things we can do I think best to pick track we already done or all know pretty well for testing in offseason and its probably important that we do it as a mock race with as many members as poss to get idea of correct conclusions rather than individual tests.
Even if we are unclear with anything from test idea, we can always fall back to same as this season and with 70 min race and it would be proven and still be slight more challenge.
Also I like Dinos 2nd idea
and with skins I may need some help as mines is downloaded, is it ok to change numbers in someone elses skin if you get me ?