After all, it would be impractical to join all of those programmes and enter the membership numbers into Superfly merely to see which one would be the best to invest time and money in.
The FIA is to allow three new teams to enter from next year and those that join and work within the cap will get money from the commercial rights holder, a proposal that was welcomed by Aston Martin and Prodrive chairman David Richards.
Starting today, you can click here to enter the lottery and win a chance to join the fun (the lottery closes at 10 am EST on Monday February 25, 2013).