The Friday "Test" Sessions: Art Imitating Life

If there is no possibility of matching the performances of the top two teams then the rest will no longer try to win and concentrating their development efforts on the 2010 car.  The championship, hence, will become a two horse race and second place is the first of the losers.

Had the test rule not been written in F1 would still be costly, however it is possible that by race two or three Brawn GP would be enjoying healthy competition from the rest.  IT is possible that Brawn GP, too, would make further steps in their development and the season would look identical to what it is right now.

It is not possible to predict the outcome should the rules look different; however as seen in seasons past it is quite possible that Ferrari, McLaren, BMW, Toyota, Williams could indeed be fighting for podiums and not just the rare points. 

The competition character of the 2009 season can not be salvaged at this point, but the FIA needs to seriously consider what decision is both proper and beneficial to the existence and success of its flagship brand. 

Sometimes spending more money on a larger carton at the super market can be more beneficial in the long run.  With the upcoming 2010 season the FIA should perhaps re-write some of those articles, and if indeed the FOTA creates a breakaway series of their own they can learn from the FIA’s mistakes. 

Some people say that are imitates life.  The unforeseen impact of FIA’s decision to abandon specific rules on F1, such as mid season testing, mirrors the impact of abandoning practice sessions on the outcome of actual races.

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