Why third cars are being touted as F1's salvation
Formula 1's on-off flirtation with the idea of third cars is back on. One driver who is unlikely to be partnered with a 2019 seat highlights an issue that's stopping young talent breaking through - but fixing that will require fundamental change
Thanks to Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff, still trying to find somewhere to place junior drivers Esteban Ocon and George Russell in 2019, the oft-mooted notion of three-car teams has reappeared on the agenda in recent weeks.
It remains one possible solution for the big problem F1 currently faces - a shortage of seats, and hence a lack of opportunities for young drivers. Russell himself has neatly summed up the situation in which he now finds himself.
Share Or Save This Story
Krack: Aston Martin F1 team no longer in “no-man’s land”
Gasly rues costly floor damage from Ocon contact in F1 Japanese GP
Andretti planning F2 and F3 entries to promote US talent to F1 team
Andretti F1 team formally opens new Silverstone facility
RB: Tsunoda “mentally on a different level” in 2024
Russell: Dirty air is causing F1 helmet turbulence problems
Vasseur: No guarantee that Ferrari F1 tyre issues are resolved
How an F1 underachiever became a Japanese political player
Haas F1 team agrees technical partnership with Toyota
Race of Champions: What is the famous motoring event?
Andretti F1 plans unchanged after ownership change
Ben Hunt: Is F1 at risk of being dragged into the race for the White House?
Jon Noble: The one thing McLaren must leave behind for the title run-in
Ranking the real 2025 F1 driver line-up pecking order
Will Sauber's C44 go down as F1's best point-less car, or are there better contenders?
When McLaren conquered F1 and the Indy 500
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
