[Simon Speth]

I was a bit annoyed with myself yesterday because I didn't perform to the level I can, but that's just the athlete in me coming through! For the last 20 minutes I relaxed a lot and enjoyed one of the best tracks in the world. Even had two passes around the outside at the Carousel which were a lot of fun.

Great performances by the top two, really good pace and consistency. 

Participation is the big issue and I've got some theories. I think you could race any car at Spa and Monza and get a big grid because of the circuits. Mugello and Road America are less well known so a few people will drop out.

I also think people are going out more and spending a bit less time at their computers just because we can now. Lockdown in most places has been eased and I think people are taking advantage of it.

I think hybrid cars will always be smaller grids because more understanding is needed to be even within 4 seconds of 1st place. I love the added complexity but I am sure some others are confused by it.

My last theory is that people assume it is a paid mod because it is by RSS.

If each of those reasons are responsible for 2 people not racing we are down to a small grid.

Maybe this is a better spot to advertise a discussion from another thread. One year ago there was a pretty successful test of multiclass racing (LMP1 + GT3) As I mostly think we guys are here for 1h fast and complicated hybrid cars we could also try the LMP1s and fill the grids with other people wanting to race GT3s. With the rule that GT3s stay on racing line overtaking was actually pretty easy and safe with the LMP1 cars.
Also, this means we could run tracks like le mans and so on

So my suggestion: If grids for pure F1 racing with 400 min rating are not well attended why not trying multiclass LMP1 + GT3 1h races in this slot?