Agree on reserve drivers. And I accept your points on additional testing for new teams. My one reservation is that, in that first year, more time to test the cars -- and the team, even on a home track -- might bring them up to speed faster and help them gel as a team. Of course, you're right to say that a dysfunctional team won't improve just with practice!

That said, it has been a little painful to watch the three new teams flounder so badly the last couple of years.


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