USGP 2019 moves to Nov 3

there are so many races in a year now that I could see Hamilton or Vettel catching MSC in wins when its all said and done

 

Back in the '60s there might be 20 F1 races in a year, but more than half (usually about 11) would be non-championship races. There haven't been any of those since around 1983.

 

Nowadays, I think it would be difficult to get the participation of all the teams to participate in GPs that are not part of the championship.

What would be the incentive?

 

There was little or no money back then, so they did it just for the glory. Even the non-championship races typically had full fields. Unfortunately, some drivers, like Jo Siffert, paid the ultimate price.

 

Opportunity to test and use components without penalty

 

But in those days all the teams didn't participate in those non-championship races. It was mainly locals teams with a few big names.

They could have some sort of Formula 1B championship using a 3rd car and allow test drivers the chance to race as well as having one or two joker seats with a current/ex driver and they could test all their wacky ideas there instead. They could join forces with GP2/3 or another race series to fill the rest of the time.

 

At some of the races, that was true, but at others, all the major teams did participate.

A good reference is this book, which gives results for all F1 races held since WW2, both championship and non-championship. And right now it is 55% off at Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Formula-One-Brian-Godfrey-Harvey/dp/1787110273/

 

The Texas NASCAR race is the same weekend, and the track owner, Eddie Gossage, is making angry noises

 

But my point was we don't need all the teams or drivers racing at non-championship races

 

WEC Fuji race is making the same noises too. They usually adjust the calendar a few more times before December.