New points system proposal
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 17 2009, 07:35 AM
Will they {FiA} do the right thing and vote yes for the change??????
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Originally Posted by Nabs 79,Mar 17 2009, 09:44 AM
How in the world do they consistantly make dumbass decisions?!?!
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Originally Posted by Nabs 79,Mar 17 2009, 06:21 AM
Wow, im not sure i like this. I can see an inconsistant driver win a bunch of races, end up around 3rd or 4th in the championship and still win the championship??
The 2009 Formula One World Champion will be the man who wins most races, following rules changes imposed by governing body the FIA. The World Motorsport Council (WMSC) met at Paris headquarters to discuss the changes first suggested by commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone.
The Federation accepted the proposal from Formula One Management (FOM), and the driver who wins the most Grands Prix will now become champion, as opposed to the most points. However, as a variation to Ecclestone's idea, no medals will be awarded to drivers. Consistency will remain vital, as points will decide the title in the event of any number of drivers scoring the same amount of race wins.
The scoring system remains the same with 10 points for a win, 8 for second position, 6 for third and 5-4-3-2-1 down to eighth place; the number of points will still decide any position in the standings other than first. The Constructors' championship will remain the same, and will once again by decided by points only.
Contrary to popular belief, with the new race wins system in place, the FIA rejected FOTA's idea of changing the number of points scored for first, second and third to a 12-9-7 system.
The 2009 Formula One World Champion will be the man who wins most races, following rules changes imposed by governing body the FIA. The World Motorsport Council (WMSC) met at Paris headquarters to discuss the changes first suggested by commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone.
The Federation accepted the proposal from Formula One Management (FOM), and the driver who wins the most Grands Prix will now become champion, as opposed to the most points. However, as a variation to Ecclestone's idea, no medals will be awarded to drivers. Consistency will remain vital, as points will decide the title in the event of any number of drivers scoring the same amount of race wins.
The scoring system remains the same with 10 points for a win, 8 for second position, 6 for third and 5-4-3-2-1 down to eighth place; the number of points will still decide any position in the standings other than first. The Constructors' championship will remain the same, and will once again by decided by points only.
Contrary to popular belief, with the new race wins system in place, the FIA rejected FOTA's idea of changing the number of points scored for first, second and third to a 12-9-7 system.
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Okay, I breezed through my first reading of it, there are no medals, thankfully. I thought there were going to be, which I thought was just artificial and dumb.
But didn't Senna win the '88 title through number of wins, even though Prost had more points (marginally)?
But didn't Senna win the '88 title through number of wins, even though Prost had more points (marginally)?
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Great... so when one driver finishes the season with 5 wins and finishes every other race on the podium, he'll lose his championship to a driver with 6 wins who crashes out every other race.
fantastic.
fantastic.
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what a bunch of fuk'n idiots the FIA are!! i didn't see anything wrong with the proposed new points system. It would be just like it is now, only winning the race would count for more. but this "most wins" thing is stupid!!!
who even cares how the outcome would have been in previous years. this year, with how competitive a lot of the cars seem to be in testing, i can see having several race winners, but someone with only 3 wins or so will win the Championship.
who even cares how the outcome would have been in previous years. this year, with how competitive a lot of the cars seem to be in testing, i can see having several race winners, but someone with only 3 wins or so will win the Championship.
