ew928

Heard on BBC news.

FIA to determine 1st place in F1 by number of race wins.
2nd on down to be determined by points as before.

Don't think it got mentioned yet.

Flying Finn

There is another discussion about this (bad) rule.

Other news: One of the best, if not THE best team bosses in history of F1, J. Todt, retires from F1.

A.Wayne

Ohhh boy , ferrari must be really upset over last years results

Now we have the wackiest points system in history ....................................

multi21

Monti is not in favor of this either, but you go ahead and spin your BS. I see how you glossed yourself under your name.

ltc

Somehow I don't think Sir A.Wayne did that himself

Larry Herman

What if you have the most number of points too. Do you win first and second?

wanna911

HAHAHAHAAHAH good one.


What's even better is that if it's a close season and one guy wins 4 races and two other guys win three and end up with more points then the less consistent guy still gets the championship.

This might be the dumbest rule ever, second only to the wheel of inversion.

multi21

And to back up my claim, the FOTA with Monti as it's spokesperson released the following statement:

FOTA responds to FIA's decisions
17 March 2009


The Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) has hit out of the proposals regarding Formula 1's future, set out by governing body the FIA. History was made earlier this month when all teams publically agreed on an agenda which included a points system proposal of 12-9-7 for the top three places, a part of the plan which has subsequently been rejected by the FIA.

FOTA Chairman Luca di Montezemelo released the following statement:




Luca di Montezemelo, FOTA Chairman
"With regard to the decisions taken today by the FIA World Council, FOTA would like to express its disappointment and concern at the fact that these have been taken in a unilateral manner. The framework of the regulations as defined by the FIA, to be applicable as from 2010, runs the risk of turning on its head the very essence of Formula 1 and the principles that make it one of the most popular and appealing sports."

The Italian went on to say that, with the amount of time left between the making of these decisions and the start of the season, close analysis into the FIA's proposals must take place to avoid more sudden more change which can lead to confusion for the manufacturers, teams, public and sponsors.

A.Wayne

First , Second and Turd Larry ...................................................

When will they start giving points for Whining ...anything to make the next 5......

A.Wayne

New therapist Huh ! .................................... .

arrivederci

Jean Todt quits Ferrari. Not huge news, but news nonetheless.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090317/F1/903179986

Larry Herman

Wonder if we'll see him around the Brawn camp. Would be one heck of an advisor for Ross.

ltc

Or perhaps an investor.

A.Wayne

Investor .........nah , he is too smart for dat ................


SPEC F1..........by 2011 ............................................................


By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:37 GMT

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he is not surprised that teams have complained about the introduction of a budget cap from 2010 - but thinks the move is totally right to shore up the sport's future.

The FIA announced earlier this week that teams will be offered the chance to run unrestricted technology in exchange for limiting their spending to £30 million pounds per season.

The Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) reacted angrily to the move, saying it was 'concerned' that the rules had been introduced unilaterally by the FIA.

But Ecclestone is unmoved by the criticisms - saying that whenever new regulations are introduced the teams always complain.

"Any time we make any changes, there are a whole bunch of people who say, 'forget it, it won't happen,'" said Ecclestone on Wednesday during a press conference hosted by the Australian Grand Prix organisers.

"When we had two races engines, everyone said you can't do it because the teams won't finish races. Everything that is proposed, the teams always say forget it - it is just par for the course."

Ecclestone believes that the budget cap is the best option to help teams bring down their spending - and make the sport more competitive.

"These guys [the teams] say they have reduced their budgets by 50 percent. Fine, but the guy who was spending 300 million will now spend 150 million, and the guy spending 80 million dollars will spend 40 million dollars. There has always been that gap difference.

"We are going to restrict teams that want to be covered by that cap to 30 million pounds, but we are going to try to help them with technical advantages. Then some of the big teams will ask why they are spending 300 million.

"In the end the truth of the matter is we should just have a cap for everybody, although maybe 30 million is a bit too low."

Ecclestone thinks that slashing budgets for 2010 is vital for the health of F1, as he hopes it will attract more teams into the sport.

"The good thing is that most of the teams have got contracts that will get them through 2009, and we need to get our act together for 2010 to make sure we don't lose people," he said. "But better than that, perhaps we can gain some people.

"I want to see pre-qualifying again. I want 26 people on the grid, of which 16 are competitive."

ew928

So are the Italians fully in charge of Ferrari with JTodt gone?


Unlimited tech for team fund cap.
Brung whatever you gots and go race.