Carlos Sainz has revealed his “slightly crazy” idea for the future of Formula 1, with radical proposals that would see a departure from the status quo.
The basic recipe of F1 has not changed since its inception in 1950, with a championship consisting of a Constructors’ and a driver’s championship, with the same points assigned to each.
Although tweaks have been made in recent years the aspects like the points awarded and qualifying formats, Sainz wants a more seismic overhaul.
Sainz, Chairman of the Grand Prix Driver’s Association, outlined his radical proposals to Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo.
“I’ve got a slightly crazy idea, which I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned to the press before. No… I’m not sure if I can say it.”
“I’ve always imagined a Formula 1 where the manufacturers and the drivers are separate.”
“That’s never going to happen, is it?
Carlos Sainz details proposals
Sainz then detailed his ideal version of the sport, which would also see major changes to F1’s driver market, with a rotation system in place.
“But I’ve always thought of a series where you have 20 races and each driver races two races in each car. So the driver is part of F1, not part of a team; they’re an F1 client hired by Formula 1 to drive the cars.
“So I’d have the chance to drive two races for Williams, two for Mercedes, two for Ferrari… all the drivers would have exactly the same chance of winning the World Championship. That would be the Drivers’ World Championship, and the points you score for that team would count towards the Constructors’ Championship.
“That way, you’d completely separate the teams from the drivers. And so you’d have a proper Drivers’ Championship and a proper Constructors’ Championship.”
Sainz’s idea would certainly shake up the sport in a way not seen in its history. But the likelihood of this becoming reality is slim.
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