Mercedes supports the idea of three-car teams to boost the grid to a massive 28 cars, according to motorsport boss Toto Wolff.
With the prospect of losing Red Bull and Toro Rosso, but the gain of Haas, the grid could shrink to just 18 cars next season, therefore the idea of some or all teams running third cars has been widely discussed.
Wolff however would like to see third cars regardless of whether Red Bull stays or quits to give young drivers an opportunity to get some Formula 1 experience, resulting in a potentially bumper grid approaching 30 cars.
“If a team would leave, and we’ve had the discussion about Lotus a while ago, then third cars are the solution to fill up the grid,” he is quoted by Autosport.
“For me personally it is a pretty exciting idea.
“I’d rather have Red Bull in the sport and third cars and a grid of 27-28 cars, and some exciting young drivers in those third cars.
“But this is definitely one of the fallback solutions. Priority number one is to keep them [teams] in the sport.”
