Here's why we didn't do it the last 'n' times it has been discussed since 19-frozen-to-death...
It is incompatible with restricted numbers of cells each driver has. Each driver would need to have about four sets 'just in case', where they can get away with two now. In the past it was about round cells not liking the second or third run of the day, topping them up, etc.
It puts lots of additional strain on drive trains, motors and suspension systems that mean those who get a bump start spending more than those that don't.
It is incompatible with the control tyre Rules. Either you allow more sets (so people tactically qualify low and arrive at their final Final on a new set) or you stick to the sets you have and people fail to get their second/third bump because they are competing with people who are on newer tyres.
Some people get a lot more racing for their money, mostly because they couldn't drive as well in the four rounds of qualifying they were allocated.
Driving standards drop as the desire to get that first place, and the bump, overrides any thought of being sportsmanlike to the other guys on the track.
What's it for? If you can't put it out there in qualifying; if you can't prep a car so it doesn't break down; if you can't drive with the other guy in mind and avoid the accident (watch the top guys...); if you don't have enough to qualify in the final above, why should you be rewarded for those failures?
And, with that in mind, we voted 'no' every one of those 'n' times since 19-frozen-to-death someone proposed bump-ups...
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