Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or bad?

Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or bad?#95095

By EwanM - 18 Mar 09, 11:57

- 18 Mar 09, 11:57#95095

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.

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or bad?#95098

By EwanM - 18 Mar 09, 11:59

- 18 Mar 09, 11:59#95098

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

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or #278168

By LewEngBridewell - 02 Oct 11, 12:58

- 02 Oct 11, 12:58#278168

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!

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or#278170

By andrew - 02 Oct 11, 13:51

- 02 Oct 11, 13:51#278170

Again with the old threads?! :irked:

Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or#278171

By LewEngBridewell - 02 Oct 11, 14:08

- 02 Oct 11, 14:08#278171

Again with the old threads?!

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

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or#278172

By andrew - 02 Oct 11, 14:11

- 02 Oct 11, 14:11#278172

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.

Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or#278173

By LewEngBridewell - 02 Oct 11, 14:12

- 02 Oct 11, 14:12#278173

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).

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or #278174

By McLaren - 02 Oct 11, 14:12

- 02 Oct 11, 14:12#278174

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

Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or #278176

By andrew - 02 Oct 11, 14:14

- 02 Oct 11, 14:14#278176

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

Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or #278177

By LewEngBridewell - 02 Oct 11, 14:15

- 02 Oct 11, 14:15#278177

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

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or #278181

By andrew - 02 Oct 11, 14:20

- 02 Oct 11, 14:20#278181

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.

Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or#278183

By LewEngBridewell - 02 Oct 11, 14:23

- 02 Oct 11, 14:23#278183

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 :hehe:

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or #278277

By Bubbie - 03 Oct 11, 17:19

- 03 Oct 11, 17:19#278277

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.

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Re: Let us put this to bed...The new 2009 FIA rules good or#278278

By LewEngBridewell - 03 Oct 11, 17:21

- 03 Oct 11, 17:21#278278

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

:rolleyes:

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