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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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* New points-scoring system (12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1), to give greater differentiation/reward to grand prix winners
I hope it goes through - it will fix the broken points system that we have had since 2003...

Also suggest is a constructor's point for the fastest pitstop - I hope this does NOT go through - it's just begging for accidents...
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by matrix,Mar 5 2009, 06:27 PM
Also suggest is a constructor's point for the fastest pitstop - I hope this does NOT go through - it's just begging for accidents...
What?! That's idiotic. The reward for fastest pit stop should be track position.

Besides, what if somebody ducks into the pits, stops momentarily, and then goes. Do they get a free point? That would be valuable for some backmarker team that isn't going to score a point any other way.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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More points to the winner sounds like a good idea to me.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by gomarlins3,Mar 5 2009, 10:40 PM
More points to the winner sounds like a good idea to me.


I would kill off the idea for fastest pit stop, silly idea, someone comes in for a splash and go just to get a point. We all know how much fuel being delivered has the biggest impact on the pit stop length.

I would adopt a system of awarding 1-point for pole position!
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:23 AM
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The points difference between 1st & 2nd place is a great suggestion and the FIA should implement it ASAP. I say so because I feel Massa deserved last years championship for the way he drove. He was the most improved driver of the season while in no way diminishing what Alonso and Kubica did for their teams.

People could argue that Hamilton was penalized unfairly at Spa, but then Massa was also unfairly let down by a pit error in Singapore. Had he won Singapore then he'd have comfortably sealed the drivers championship imho.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 6 2009, 06:34 AM


I would kill off the idea for fastest pit stop, silly idea, someone comes in for a splash and go just to get a point. We all know how much fuel being delivered has the biggest impact on the pit stop length.

I would adopt a system of awarding 1-point for pole position!
with what you've said. Constructors should be based on the point tallies of the teams drivers as it has always been.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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aashish2, wow, dude, welcome, great to have you here!!!

BTW- the guy who started this thread, he's my buddy, I go up to his place every year for the 1st and last race, he has a TV that's lets say, is well worth the trip for.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Mar 5 2009, 10:05 PM
What?! That's idiotic.
Yup. Fastest lap, I can understand, fastest pit stop not so good...
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 6 2009, 09:34 AM


I would kill off the idea for fastest pit stop, silly idea, someone comes in for a splash and go just to get a point. We all know how much fuel being delivered has the biggest impact on the pit stop length.

I would adopt a system of awarding 1-point for pole position!
Completely agree - I am just glad they finally figured out that the system we have been stuck with since '03 was crap and did not reward winning enough.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 6 2009, 09:33 AM
aashish2, wow, dude, welcome, great to have you here!!!

BTW- the guy who started this thread, he's my buddy, I go up to his place every year for the 1st and last race, he has a TV that's lets say, is well worth the trip for.
Thank you Triple-H . I'd say that Albert Park and Interlagos are well worth the drive.
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