I can only ever claim one interaction with Bernie Ecclestone and though it seems not so long ago, research has shown that it happened way back in 2009. At the time F1 was struggling with processional races and faster cars spent the whole grand prix sat behind slower cars because of the complex aero packages they all ran. One of Bernie’s solutions to the problem sounded a bit like his other ‘left field’ suggestions for the sport (i.e double points for the last race, gold/silver/bronze medals). Bernie suggested that there should be  “short cuts” at grand prix tracks that each driver could use for a limited number of times per race. Talking to Autosport the F1 supremo said: 'I...
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