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  1. kraftwerk

    kraftwerk Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #1 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    Just heard on the BBC radio The FIA have backed down, and now will defer the stupid system till next year!!
    Will post links as and when..
     
  2. italiafan

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    #2 italiafan, Mar 20, 2009
    Interesting...with 2 weeks to go...what a mess.
     
  3. Wolfgang5150

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    #3 Wolfgang5150, Mar 20, 2009
    Hell has frozen over!

    http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_points.aspx

    On 17 March, the FIA World Motor Sport Council unanimously rejected FOTA’s proposed amendment to the points system for the Formula One Drivers’ Championship. The ‘winner takes all’ proposal made by the commercial rights holder (who had been told that the teams were in favour) was then approved.



    If, for any reason, the Formula One teams do not now agree with the new system, its implementation will be deferred until 2010.
     
  4. kraftwerk

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    #4 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    Exactly why the FOTA has won this battle.. too late to change major rules..
     
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    #5 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    Is there any more proof needed, that Bernie and Max are totally incompetent..
     
  6. Far Out

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    #6 Far Out, Mar 20, 2009
    So what now? The nice 12 point system FOTA proposed?
     
  7. AlexO91

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  8. kraftwerk

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    #8 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    I'm not sure but I hope so, but this will seem like a major back down, and I think there is a power struggle going on underneath all this...FOTA v FIA
     
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    #10 rmani, Mar 20, 2009
    thanks for the update!
     
  11. kraftwerk

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    #12 ferraridude615, Mar 20, 2009
    This is ridiculous, just shows how incompetent and stupid the FIA is. Next thing we'll see is them changing the points system during the races to even out the championship :rolleyes:
     
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    #13 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    From the BBC Article: That seems certain to happen, meaning the old system, in which the driver with most points wins, will be used.
     
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  15. kraftwerk

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    #15 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    LOL nice one..:)
     
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    #16 Far Out, Mar 20, 2009
    Okay, but do they say WHICH point system? "Old" sounds like the 10 point system.
     
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    #17 IanMac, Mar 20, 2009
    It has to be the system in use last year, any change from that must now be too late to be acceptable.
     
  18. kraftwerk

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    #18 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    "The ‘winner takes all’ proposal made by the commercial rights holder (who had been told that the teams were in favour) was then approved.


    "If, for any reason, the Formula One teams do not now agree with the new system, its implementation will be deferred until 2010."

    The above is from the ITV article...

    Since when did anyone hear that the teams were in favour of this scheme, further the teams put forward a point system which on the face of it seemed a good compromise, which was then promptly rejected by Max, so just what goes on in the heads of these people, It's heartening to know that the FOTA have a major victory, and played Max at his own game..
     
  19. 8-Ball

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    #19 8-Ball, Mar 20, 2009
    Sounds like it'll be the old 10,8,6, etc points system.

    From reading the FOTA quote, they can make late changes, but it needs unanimous agreement from all the teams.

    http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5077828,00.html

     
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    #22 barbazza, Mar 20, 2009
    I love this part:

    A FIA spokesman told BBC Sport: "The new scoring system has been deferred until 2010, but I'm sure this will be reviewed throughout the course of the season AS ANY NEW RULE CHANGES HAVE TO HAVE TEAMS APPROVAL BEFORE WE PROCEED."

    Since when does Max give a damn if the teams (or anyone else for that matter) approve of something before he does it? There has to be some other reason for him backing down. Maybe a new Nazi hooker video? :D
     
  23. kraftwerk

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    #23 kraftwerk, Mar 20, 2009
    I love it !! swivel Max, thinking about it I actually think the FIA system would have favoured the likes of Hamilton, Fred & Kimi...:eek:
     
  24. senna21

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    #24 senna21, Mar 20, 2009
    It certainly would have. And as Webber pointed out someone like Kubica who was in the title hunt until the last race would have been nowhere near it with "only" one win.
     
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    #25 Remy Zero, Mar 21, 2009
    So, i'm lost now....
     
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