The concept is simple: only journeyman drivers will be able to compete. Of course, the really tricky thing was identifying quite how I would get the right blend of scrubby nonsense for truly immaculate vibes. And thanks to misunderstanding a suggestion from Shadaza, I have it:
This is also applied retroactively, so Alberto Ascari gets canned because he drove for Ferrari, who would go on to win the World Constructors Championship - even though he died before the Constructors Championship was ever instituted. On the other hand, Peter Whitehead is fine, because he only ever competed in non-works Ferraris.The only rule wrote:Any driver who has driven for any team that has won the World Constructors Championship (or International Cup for F1 Manufacturers) will be disqualified from the series.
Shared drives where one driver is ineligible shall be treated as if that driver was never at the weekend: if the starting driver is eligible, then they will be presumed to have continued driving and not handed the car over to a driver who no longer exists. If there are any other considerations, then I will edit them into this post later.
Until then, here is a list of all our disqualified drivers:
Luigi Fagioli. He won every race he finished, caught out only by a wave cresting the track at the Monaco Grand Prix and taking out most of the field. Louis Rosier also put in an admirable performance to secure second in the Drivers Championship and the Unofficial Cup for Formula One Manufacturers driving for Talbot-Lago.
Louis Rosier, who was consistently second-fastest - but who was undeniably consistent. Field sizes became a real concern this season: the Belgian Grand Prix was contested between only seven drivers, six of them in Talbot-Lagos.
Rudi Fischer and his Ecurie Espadon team - although a total of eight journeyman drivers ran their privately entered Ferraris this year. He took home the wins at both Bremgarten and the Nurburgring, and with no other driver winning more than once, that was enough for him to take home the crown. He becomes our fourth first-time Drivers Champion in three seasons.
Prince Bira won his first World Journeyman Drivers Championship by two points.
Roberto Mieres was almost invariably the fastest driver, and his Maserati was almost always the fastest car. There really wasn't much competition here at all.
Paco Godia. After the French Grand Prix, Louis Rosier was dominating: the Frenchman had won twice, and Godia had just posted his first race finish of the season - in second place behind Rosier. But Godia was about to go on a tear: a further second place and a win put him level with Rosier on 22 points going into the Italian Grand Prix, before securing an outright Championship with his second straight race win. But how much of that was due to his driving, and how much due to him being sat in a Maserati 250F - the only competitive car on the grid?
Carroll Shelby (remember, there is no countback here in tribute to the ultimate journeyman series, the Indy Racing League).
Carel Godin de Beaufort and 
Aston Martin and 
Porsche. Most notably, Carroll Shelby becomes our first ever two-time Champion, out of 14 Drivers Champions over 10 years and 3 Manufacturers Champions over 2 years. This is such a sensible Championship.