1. Less Dynasties
In the last 10 years it feels like every record we thought would never be broken has come into question. Schumi's wins and titles record, Alonso/Vettel's youngest winning driver records, and most 1/2s in a season has seemingly been smashed year on end. However, as teams get closer in funding and there are more penalties for winning, teams in 2nd and 3rd at least, should find themselves much further up in the field.
2. More team turnover
F1's new rules promise to limit spending while also keeping prize money allocations and overall F1 marketing budgeting the same. As a result, F1 has become and increasingly more profitable enterprise. Don't expect an influx of teams right away though, the infrastructure necessary to build a team is still massive. However, as the difference between budget cap and F1's profits continues to grow, more investment groups will be tempted to take the leap into the world's motorsport.
3. Better drivers
Soon, with the increase in budget limiting, teams will be much less likely to look to pay drivers to fill their ranks. aside from teams with massive debt, or squads not quite at the cap limit yet, no one should be looking to fill in their ranks with pay drivers instead of raw talent. This will do good things for the opt-maligned F2 series, where champions are routinely left without a seat in the next series up. Furthermore, as teams at the back get more wind tunnel time, they're more likely to move up in a given season. This means more chance of placing higher and increasing the budget for next year.
4. F1 driver salary tiers
Its inevitable when looking at cost cutting that at some point driver salaries will fall under this category. F1 teams are massive conglomerates, and as Lewis Hamilton will remind you every Sunday, drivers can't do it alone. As a result, their contributions will be weighed against cost cutting measures, and I'll predict it's likely that we'll have an NBA-style cap, where drivers get contracts based off a maximum contract limit. This would be a good way to satisfy teams looking to shave off costs, while also allowing drivers to still sneak in win and championship bonuses into their off-shore bank accounts.
5. More Worldwide Races
As F1 earns more and spends less, it means there's more attraction for tracks to join the party. And as liberty media has shown a knack for, the sport is now much more willing to include new tracks and nations into its calendar. We should be looking at more friendly track contracts in the future, but especially in places that haven't held races before. Even if we have 2 Silverstones this year, we could be looking at an Antarctica GP anytime as soon as 2022.
In the last 10 years it feels like every record we thought would never be broken has come into question. Schumi's wins and titles record, Alonso/Vettel's youngest winning driver records, and most 1/2s in a season has seemingly been smashed year on end. However, as teams get closer in funding and there are more penalties for winning, teams in 2nd and 3rd at least, should find themselves much further up in the field.
2. More team turnover
F1's new rules promise to limit spending while also keeping prize money allocations and overall F1 marketing budgeting the same. As a result, F1 has become and increasingly more profitable enterprise. Don't expect an influx of teams right away though, the infrastructure necessary to build a team is still massive. However, as the difference between budget cap and F1's profits continues to grow, more investment groups will be tempted to take the leap into the world's motorsport.
3. Better drivers
Soon, with the increase in budget limiting, teams will be much less likely to look to pay drivers to fill their ranks. aside from teams with massive debt, or squads not quite at the cap limit yet, no one should be looking to fill in their ranks with pay drivers instead of raw talent. This will do good things for the opt-maligned F2 series, where champions are routinely left without a seat in the next series up. Furthermore, as teams at the back get more wind tunnel time, they're more likely to move up in a given season. This means more chance of placing higher and increasing the budget for next year.
4. F1 driver salary tiers
Its inevitable when looking at cost cutting that at some point driver salaries will fall under this category. F1 teams are massive conglomerates, and as Lewis Hamilton will remind you every Sunday, drivers can't do it alone. As a result, their contributions will be weighed against cost cutting measures, and I'll predict it's likely that we'll have an NBA-style cap, where drivers get contracts based off a maximum contract limit. This would be a good way to satisfy teams looking to shave off costs, while also allowing drivers to still sneak in win and championship bonuses into their off-shore bank accounts.
5. More Worldwide Races
As F1 earns more and spends less, it means there's more attraction for tracks to join the party. And as liberty media has shown a knack for, the sport is now much more willing to include new tracks and nations into its calendar. We should be looking at more friendly track contracts in the future, but especially in places that haven't held races before. Even if we have 2 Silverstones this year, we could be looking at an Antarctica GP anytime as soon as 2022.
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