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Originally Posted by Teretonga

If this is the goal then why not simply allow any team to run a 'B' team using the same chassis..... 4 McLarens, 4 Ferraris, 4 Red Bulls 4 Mercedes 4 Lotus' 4 Williams. Sauber, Caterham, Force India, Marussia, STR, all become satellite teams using another's chassis plus one other new team..... 24 cars with the same (similar) chassis in most respects, and probably engines. It would be like the sixties except with bigger and probably more competitive fields.....

Sauber might be happy to use a Ferrari or Mercedes chassis off the shelf. Force India a McLaren one, Caterham a Lotus one, Marussia a Ferrari or Williams one, STR a Red Bull and maybe Dave at Prodrive could run a two car team using the sixth manufacturer........

I understand the reasoning behind the three car teams but I can't see why they cannot allow them to do it now without sacrificing existing teams. Or simply allow all teams to use any make of chassis they wish to and also allow three car teams....

The constructors championship would simply become a teams championship for any two car team...

The problem is that the current mid field teams would end up behind a small team with 1/3 the budget. Another factor if you were contracted to a top team who produced a dog like McLaren did this year and the customer team has no capacity to do anything about it.