I've been thinking about ways to make F1 racing more interesting for a long time (while addressing safety and 'the spectacle') and I think it's time to post them here, to get some feedback and improve them. I'm open to anyone building on these ideas, constructive criticism or reasons why a suggestion wouldn't work or be acceptable in F1. These aren't just technical regulations, there will be some stuff about tracks and maybe sporting regs later but for now here's some of what I have got...
Double deck diffuser with small lower channel (same height as we have now but narrower) and large constant volume upper channel (gives impression of large aggressive diffuser without much extra downforce)
Narrower front wing with less angle of attack (older style wing shape)
Rear wing with less angle of attack (old style or low downforce wing shape)
No DRS (no longer needed)
Re-fueling is back or wider fuel tanks (you'll see why later)
Tires that degrade chemically rather than wearing (less marbles, not sure if this is actually possible)
Brake duct fins banned (simplifies aerodynamics, reduces drag)
Balistic windscreens, would resemble late 1980's screens (better driver protection obviously)
Automatic tire deflation upon upright's separtaion from the car (safety)
Low noses (more to come on this)
It seems like a huge reduction in downforce but the idea is to reduce the dependency on clean air for good performance. Downforce will be recovered without the need for clean air by fitting a pair of (petrol fueled) turbines in the sidepods, they would not contribute to propelling the car. The exits for these turbines would be near the centre of the wheelbase (aimed vertically), and produce constant downforce, the idea being to allow cars to follow closer and go faster through very slow corners. Of course these would use a lot of fuel which is why i mentioned re-fueling or wider tanks.This is a key part of the idea so would making constant downforce in this way be against the spirit of F1, would it be too much of a change?
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): the tire could have a small explosive in it which detonates when the upright separates from the chassis. If a tire was incorrectly fitted and fell off, the driver might have time to trigger a secondary explosive from the cockpit, not great but otherwise removing tires in a pitstop could also result in potentially dangerous detonation. (if anyone can see a good way around this problem please post it)