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[EwanM]

Lets get a proper "market review". Vote!
This isn't a thread for "oh it should be like this or that" its primarily based on the new rules.

[EwanM]

We can discuss alternatives after we gauge the opinion of the forum.
Then we can send our results to the FIA

[LewEngBridewell]

This is an interesting poll that should be revived now that we've got more accustomed to the new points system.

So, as the name of the poll suggests, the points system was changed in 2009 to the following:

1st - 25
2nd - 18
3rd - 15
4th - 12
5th - 10
6th - 8
7th - 6
8th - 4
9th - 2
10th 1

From the 2003, the points were awarded as 10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 from 1st to 8th positions, and for a good few years up to then, it had been 10,6,4,3,2,1.

Now I think there are pros and cons to this new points system. I like the way that the victory is now worth more than simply 2 or 4 points over 2nd place. This theoretically gives racers more of an incentive to chase down 1st spot. Also, teams that aren't fast enough to compete with the top 3 or 4 now get a chance to earn some badly needed points, and therefore have a decent and exciting championship amongst themselves - the mid-field.

However, my only problem is that it screws up the records for the points earned by past teams and drivers when comparing them to the current crop. But then, this particular record-comparison has always been sketchy, due to growing numbers of races in a season amongst others.

So have people warmed to the new points system after nearly seeing out three seasons with it implemented? Or will the new votes reflect what this poll suggested back in '09? VOTE!

[andrew]

Again with the old threads?!

[LewEngBridewell]

Again with the old threads?!

What's the matter with that? You seem to take issue every time I do this now! Deary me...

[andrew]

Again with the old threads?!

What's the matter with that? You seem to take issue every time I do this now! Deary me...

Don't worry, it's nothing personal.

[LewEngBridewell]

Again with the old threads?!

What's the matter with that? You seem to take issue every time I do this now! Deary me...

Don't worry, it's nothing personal.

So what did you vote? (If you have voted, of course).

[McLaren]

I voted no,I'm getting old don't like change.Bring back 10,6,4,3,2,1

[andrew]

I disagree with the points system. Should be points for the top 6 only.

[LewEngBridewell]

But with 24 cars, don't you think that's a bit unfair? Especially now with the extremely good reliability?

[andrew]

They had 24 cars on the grid before with points only for the top 6.

The cars are far too reliable for my liking. Havn't seen an engine go pop for ages.

[LewEngBridewell]

The cars are far too reliable for my liking. Havn't seen an engine go pop for ages.

Now then where's Takuma Sato? He had some biiiiiiig ones

[Bubbie]

Sato is driving in Indy I believe. I have tried to watch a couple of the Indy races and they talk about him like he is great and drove in F1. Despite the fact he was no better than a moving chicane in his last pay drive.

[LewEngBridewell]

Sato is driving in Indy I believe. I have tried to watch a couple of the Indy races and they talk about him like he is great and drove in F1. Despite the fact he was no better than a moving chicane in his last pay drive.

The points comparison the BAR teammate Jenson Button in '05 say it all:

Jenson Button - 37
Takuma Sato - 1