The sanctioning body perspective
One of the first people I heard back from was Nicolas Aubourg, the head of performance for the
Federation Internationale de L’Automobile
(FIA). I have known Nico for about eight years now and have always been impressed by his knowledge and skills. I have no idea how he handles all the responsibilities he has, especially when you consider the sheer number of racing series that fall under the FIA umbrella, but somehow he does it, and does a very good job of it.
When I first approached Nico about the topic of raceability, he said, ‘Very good topic. Raceability and BoP are discussed a lot with manufacturers. Balancing lap time is one thing, but not enough to get good BoP.’
Good. At least I am not alone in thinking about this, and it is
