As I was on my way home in the taxi stopped, that the FIA has changed the scoring system completely, my jaw dropped to the ground. I must confess, however, that the new system has its own charm.
Changes are always difficult to master, and what the FIA has decided today is a revolution in Formula One. No longer the player with the most points at the end of the championship, but the one with the most wins. In the last year that would have meant that Hamilton would become world champion and not Massa. But that's in the last 10 years the exception. Even under the new rules, we have had since 1999, the same world champion. It would, therefore, nothing changed. So the question is: what is the benefit to the sport?
With all the fondness for history - one should not forget that the sport has changed. The idea comes from points awarded for a time in racing, as the races were longer and the failure even with the top teams were on the agenda. They wanted to overcome was not "accidental" world champion, but one of the art, machine, and the best route. Because it made sense to make this point on.
Today it's different, at least in Formula One. Failures are, apart from crashes at the start, has become rare. Often more than 15 cars coming in and among the top teams is perhaps one or two times in a car with a technical defect from. What is more, the races have become shorter. On the one hand, due to the smaller distance, on the other hand, because the rates have become higher. The point system but puts more emphasis on the consistency and tactics, not to fight at the top.
To determine a world champion after wins, while at the same time for the team retains the proven points system is not so stupid. It forces the team to abandon their tactics, aggressive approach to go to a race and more adventurous. It also rewards the drivers who are able to overtake that dare to do things and have courage. We often have we seen races where the second has cozy, because they wanted to have the points in the standings? In the future, the team must decide: Constructors and drivers' championship?
Of course there are dangers. Let's assume, Rubens Barrichello wins first five races of 2009, after falling from BrawnGP but because the other teams have better resources. Then, Kubica, Massa and Hamilton kloppen in the remaining 12 races to victory. If everyone wins four times, Rubens is still world champion, even if he has MTTE Mai No more running down to the end. Such a thing is of course a joke. And it's not the first time that a team dominated the season opener. That was last year, McLaren, Ferrari has also done many times before.
The new system only works well if you drive more races. So at least 20 races per year. After such a long season it goes again to the consistency. The experience of recent years shows that every team within a season, sometimes has problems. Includes the season but only a few races, so a hole fatal. And it makes no sense if the World Cup is practically decided after 5 races.
However - I want the new rules this year like. One can also complain not only that front happens to little, and then an attempt to force the FIA, the teams more competitive in the race, immediately condemn. I am very excited to see how the proceeds from this year, but also suspect that the current excitement was for nothing because you can see at the end, but that has become the most points with world champion. As just almost always in the history of Formula One.
The whole theoretical scenarios are all well and good, but enough of the facts I have:
1) order is stable from the first victory of a team in an imperative necessity. No one can still afford to have his driver take each other victories.
2) World Cup contenders have little reason to fight for positions, when a victory is no longer possible. Since so many will prefer to protect the material and thus play no role or even adopt the same out of the race.
3) If clear from the track characteristics is that you probably can not win, the strategy of both cars will be targeted towards the opponents screw up the victory. This could get very ugly.
very interesting points that I'm not at all so concerned.
if you want to know that wins are worth more, you should not hesitate to make the above points, as has been often suggested here.
If the winner is _so_ important, they should just give you a 15 points instead of 12 I think it's also good reason to be first.
jup I agree. the stall order will definitely be harder wall. I also think no position to give the fight, it is hard. because as soon as the slightest and smallest accident happened or you mature with 2 side of the track there is "under investigation" and so on and so forth.
I find this idiotic scheme. especially since it takes no action on the track slightly. I can not imagine it. For me, it looks as if the people have mingled with a bit too much boredom. comes before me as such a bunch startled chickens. "We have to change everything"
changes are good, no question. But step by step would be appropriate.
I think this rule change to be made bullshit. Reasons and very valid criticisms have been already mentioned it.
I put more and more firmly still stunned, as I increasingly less have a feeling that this is still "my" Formula 1, given the many pretty colored pigs who are driven by the F1 top brass through the village and keep sometimes caught sometimes and be. "The sport is changing" is correct, the time does not stop, yes, but also in some parts it is also a reversal of cause and effect. * Changed * The sport is, it is herumgedoktort it and trying to shake, rotate and probably know this completely through the wringer until it was hardly recognizable. And if that happens always completely valid and understandable reasons, I doubt times. That with the oft-quoted "orientation towards the wishes of the audience" of a few months ago you can now forget the men expected to make the F1 with what they want to resist even the most well-founded criticism.
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Very good points! Due to the limited number of engines could be limited by its No. 1 on the prospective race and mitrollen the remaining races with old engines and slow speed.
This "all or nothing" view is quite stupid. As the teams were once united, and then comes Mosley therefore with such a crap. As well habs lately not only impacts on the ass but also a few too many north ...
Habs this morning on the radio and I spontaneously fell from the mouth of the bun.
Yes, the now complete for one wheel from the FIA? What is this nonsense for? Those who can not fight for the win goes, now only the "Golden Pineapple"? Yeah get updated very often even points, but who will still be interested? It can be marketed under this new system (probably invented in get drunk) is no longer!
So for me it's all nonsense! I had been looking forward to the new season, because the new rules is likely rolled through the field together, but that makes it all not fun anymore. At the end of a season I do not see a driver and world champion, who has indeed won the most races, but maybe in 49% of all other races is down. That would be worthy for me a world champion, as part of that is over an entire season, the constancy always raise the front ride.
I'm thinking straight, if I still want to waste my free time with this nonsense. I prefer driving then 1-2 in the North Loop and show me a race of the VLN.
I agree to the chorus, a total crackpot idea. But something from.
I would treat eggs and Stone Co., yes, that one already has been run five races before the end, enough victories and then 5 races will be held at the Golden Pineapple. Were the World Cup decisions about boring in recent years, the championship mode was indeed the problem?
It has always been the essence of the F1 World Championship ride, smart and earn points, even if a victory is not in there. The battle for positions is now tied for the championship contenders, and collectors items from the midfield, just behind the race winner hapless championship contenders down, then the points fall into your lap. This is distortion of competition, the trouble is there already preprogrammed.
If the leaders of economically motivated out of sheer panic, unable to think clearly, why they do not come back then?
I think the economy is Mr Mosley does not matter, the drum's only going to highlight the great Max. But there is nothing new, which is known in principle no different from him.
I understand that not everything ... it's crazy. Now you drive double track so to speak. All get points, but victories count extra. You would still have to do is increase the points for 1st place anything and everything would have been great.
The whole approach of the FIA is still crap. Whenever a decision is not the last World Cup match, the system is changed: Schumi dominated: we make the distance but smaller, the Championships will be decided in the last turn of the last race - but because it "only" in the fight for third place 5 was launched, we have to change that. If this season of the World Cup-voltage ago should be desolate, we have next year a new system (I would be a progressive calculation formula, the starting position, fastest lap and Average Running involving position, I think the FIA there should be guided by the German income tax system). Nevertheless, there will always be so, that it sometimes boring and sometimes give exciting races and championships is.
Because I maintain what I have said, as Bernie has suggested the medals: greater reward is not the car the faster runner! Who is with real chances of winning at number two, will usually also act independently of the added profit. Tell me once please a race where the runner was directly behind the winner to the finish and did not even attempt to place a fight ... who is simply not fast enough, the front man catch or pass, which it would not help if you packed on it still $ 10 million bonus for winning.
I just now realized that it has won with Ecclestone's medal system! Well hidden, but that's exactly what he wanted! He only wanted to give the winner a medal "and is compatible with most World Cup medals," and it falls off just now (again, what saved).
I add is to become the face of a driver before the 2nd 10x .. auweia
FOTA has protested, because the rule change was short, as allowed by regulations, and the FIA has turned in! Now the new scoring system is delayed until 2010 and until then all the more sure one time or another are discussed.
Nice that FOTA has done it, the power of the FIA restrict something :-)
The fact is that after years of Schumacher World Champion import and often very early in the season, it has pushed a lever in front too soon to be world champion, collected by the second not only 6 but 8 points. Make probably with the ulterior motive of the season more exciting, what I felt was too sensible and well worked. Long time since that's apparently not yet been forgotten, as is now rowed back in the other direction.
What is this?
I am also against the new points system and find it good that FOTA has come through with the protest - at least for this year.
When it comes to points, then it comes down to consistency. How often there have been incidents that a strong driver at the start of the season and has broken down later, or perhaps even no longer ride due to injury was. And just imagine only: There are 17 races in F1. One driver will win the first 9 races (unlikely but not impossible). Then he could expose the last 8 races or go off right after the start of the box and to save material.
Incidentally, a report on nascar.com for the F1 points system is in there. The system can not find the good as well. Only once as an example: The legendary Dale Earnhardt won seven titles. Had it been the victories alone, then he would have won only two titles.
Another interesting example of, I've reads: 1984 was the first year of the DTM. Volker Strycek was master - without a single race to have won.