WHAT ????????

[Steven Roy]

In the days before the grid was slashed tracks used to be licensed to practise and qualify 30 cars and to race 26.  I think Monaco had some modification of that.  No doubt that has all changed.

[cosworth151]

A simple method would be to only allow 2 cars per team on the track at once. Having a T-car at the track is a good idea anyway. It would be a shame for a driver to miss a race just because a car got pranged in practice or quali.

[John S]

                                                                      Having a T-car at the track is a good idea anyway. It would be a shame for a driver to miss a race just because a car got pranged in practice or quali.

I think the teams just take replacements for evertything on the cars so they can put virtually another car on the track if a shunt causes major damage in practice, so the have a T car in the box.

I am not to sure about quali, but presumably if you start from the pit lane parc ferme rules may be relaxed, but the driver would lose their grid slot.

[Alianora La Canta]

Steven, I believe you are correct. The current 24-car limit is simply there because that happens to be the number of cars that could theoretically race under the Concorde Agreement (which still technically apply whether the FIA likes it or not). So 26 could be accommodated without a problem. However, Monaco wouldn't take more than that because of circuit constraints, and I think some of the other tight venues might struggle (even if Bernie is intent on killing the likes of Montreal, Silverstone and Hockenheim off).