Tag Archives: points system

Feb201009

Rob

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The new Force India is unveiled to the world

The new Force India is unveiled to the world

The new Force India has a lot to live up to, last year they placed second at GP and so this year, logically they should be aiming for a win. I doubt whether that is there aim though, more likely reliability and constant points finishes would be, helped in no small part by the new points system.
With rumours about the financial uncertainty of the parent company circling they will want to ensure that they speak through the times on the track and I guess there is no reason to suspect that the new car will be any slower than the old one. They have two drivers who have a decent amount of experience though no one like Giancarlo Fisichella this year to develop the car. The new car looks much the same as the others that have been released, I guess that’s not all that surprising given the stability of [...]

Feb201003

Rob

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More changes to the points system

So it seems like the points structure has changed again, before the other one was even implemented, I’d like to say that they’ve abandoned the crazy 25 points for a win but no. In some ways it’s madder.
The new points system that was agreed with the FIA yesterday is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, this increases the gap between a win and second place to 7 points, decreases the gaps for the mid places and makes the last two places points for finishing. This is changed from the 25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1 system that was agreed a couple of months ago.
All my original points about the historical comparisons aside this system does reward the win more, lets hope that no team orders come up though. Perhaps though it will make the driver in second place go after the win more it also means that it’s more likely you’ll settle for third and not risk it for three [...]

Feb201002

Rob

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Now you get points for just turning up…

Another rule change in F1 for 2010 is the points system, there will now be more points available to drivers for winning and there will be points down to tenth place. This rule is very dumb in my opinion, not only will teams get points for essentially “turning up” but all the record books will now be invalid.
Take a driver like Giancarlo Fisichella, a veteran of 14 F1 seasons, he has a total of 275 points to his name. Now Jenson Button last year would have scored 244 pts using the new system, in what was essentially not a dominant year. I don’t really understand what the problem was with 10-6-4-3-2-1. I don’t see the point in rewarding teams that haven’t performed well. The rookies will all have a good chance at scoring points this year too. We’ve had races in the past where less than 10 cars finish [...]