Whilst I can understand the concern we presently have with a season all but won at a third of its distance, let's remember the last couple of seasons where no objections were raised, and the most recent which culminated in the unprecedented finale of the 2010 season. The points system is just fine. It is a good compromise and any points system needs to give a sliding scale of reward. Indeed, this was Bernie's original objection, and why he came up with the blasphemy of his crazy medals scheme which (I very much hope) none of us surely want? The recent few seasons have raised the bar of public expectation and it is quite unreasonable to be genuinely wanting a change in light of one team's dominance of a competition.
I think if Bernie introduces medals for the first 3 places - the drivers should be forced to wear them as extra weight during the races. Then as the season progresses it will get harder and harder for the successful ! Maybe Elfin Safety would object.
Hahahaha… Elfin Safety? He was always a bit of a spoilsport but mentioning him with the Poisoned Dwarf is surely a recipe for conflict…
I would change it, but keep the same at the top, but give points to 11th and 12th as well, due to there being 24 cars on the grid: 1st - 25 2nd - 20 3rd - 16 4th - 14 5th - 12 6th - 10 7th - 8 8th - 6 9th - 4 10th - 3 11th - 2 12th - 1 Would even the championship out at the back as well I think.
Every race every car starts with 10 points. Finishing points awarded in descending order 24 for win reducing by 1 for each place lower. Minus 2 for every pit-stop - penalised or not. Minus 5 for every DNF. Minus 1 for any car 1 lap behind at the finish.
Out of interest this is what the table would have been like under the 10-8-6 system from pre 2010 ( unless i made a mistake) Vettel 76 Webber 45 Button 44 Hamilton 43 Alonso 28 Massa 17 Petrov 11 Rosberg 12 Heidfeld 10 Schumacher 9 Kobayashi 8 Sutil 2 Alguersuari 2 Buemi 1 and 10-6-4 Vettel 72 Button 30 Hamilton 29 Webber 29 Alonso 22 Petrov 6 Massa 6 Rosberg 4 Heidfeld 4 Schumacher 4 Kobayashi 2 Pretty scary lead under any system im afraid. I do prefer the simplicity of the 10-8-6 system though.
It beats me why Bernie hasn't arrived to sign me up for his 'Head - F1 Marketing' post. I'd make proper headlines every week - none of this 'Hamilton says' nonsense.
I voted yes but I meant no. I don't see much wrong with the current points system and we're all used to it now. Why change it?
Magically transported from the 2012 Driver Line-ups thread (hope that's okay, I just thought my reply was going to be more appropriate here): I'd like to see that too, although in seasons like this one the chances are that 75% or 80% of Vettel's best results are going to be victories. In more ordinary circumstances I think it would often keep the intrigue going until the final race so you have to wonder why FOM don't push for it. Perhaps it makes things too complicated for the casual viewer, e.g. in the penultimate race Alonso can win the WDC as long as he comes 5th or better as long as Hamilton doesn't finish 7th or better but if Button finishes 2nd then Hamilton needs to finish in 6th to stop Alonso winning if he comes 5th but if Vettel finishes 4th then Button needs to win the race to make Hamilton have to finish in 6th to prevent Alonso winning the championship if he comes 5th. But if Alonso finishes 4th then...
I agree to change the points slightly, but not how you put it. I'd like to see 15 drivers score points per race, like Moto GP. Gives those at the back a better chance, and could start a great battle between Lotus, Virgin and HRT. I think having a big gap in points is okay between 1st and 2nd, cause 1st deserves that advantage for finishing where they have. (Apart from when one driver keeps winning because his car is set up perfectly for him, and generally makes the 1st/2nd place battle a borefest. I wonder who that could be?). This also means the directors will have to keep looking to see if there are any battles up and down the grid on race day. There was a 4 car battle between the newer teams when Jenson crossed the line in Canada, and we missed it, was a bit of a shame. While we're on the subject of points, I was wondering. If a driver finishes in the points but is not classified to retirement, does he still get the points?
If a driver does not complete 90% of the laps (i.e. not classified) he gets no points regardless of where he finishes. Actually, now I say that, I realise it's an assumption not a known fact.
