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[myownalias]

It was inevitable that people wouldn't like the new system if one driver started running away with it. I think it's a good balance between the 10,6,4 and 10,8,6 systems. It would get stupid if they changed the rules AGAIN any time soon just because of one season here and there.

Isn't the 10, 6, 4 system the same as the 25, 18, 15 really? The spread percentage works out near enough the same, just that more drivers get points under the new system,

I can't remember the exact numbers but 25-18 is the same as 10-7.2 (or something close to that), so it splits the difference between the first and second place guys...

Guess that would explain why I liked the 10,6,4,3,2,1 system; gives the drivers even more incentive to drive for the win!

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

Bernie has spent close to 30 years landscaping the regulations of the sport to see to it the teams he favours can dominate. The new scoring scheme is just another of his rubbish efforts.

[myownalias]

Bernie has spent close to 30 years landscaping the regulations of the sport to see to it the teams he favours can dominate. The new scoring scheme is just another of his rubbish efforts.

Wasn't it the teams that suggested the use of the current points system, not Bernie? Bernie wanted the stupid medals system where only the top three score anything!

[F1er]

Great job and welcome to the forum
Please update it after every race,I love this stuff.

[HamFan]

Cheers f1er, thanks for the support.

Will definitely update after every race, should be interesting. Especially if someone starts to catch Vettel ... but that probably wont happen

[darwin dali]

It was inevitable that people wouldn't like the new system if one driver started running away with it. I think it's a good balance between the 10,6,4 and 10,8,6 systems. It would get stupid if they changed the rules AGAIN any time soon just because of one season here and there.

Isn't the 10, 6, 4 system the same as the 25, 18, 15 really? The spread percentage works out near enough the same, just that more drivers get points under the new system,

Not quite.
Look at it from the gap percentage point of view:
10 - 6 that is 40% (4 divided by 10 * 100)
9 - 6 is 33%
10 - 8 is 20% (what we had before the current system)
25 - 18 is 28%

So you see, the ancient 9 - 6 system is the closest to the current one.

[andrew]

I much preferred the old points scale of 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.

I do not like the top 10 being awarded points and I do not like the ridicuously high points being scored. It makes a mokery of the points record, a lot of which have stood for years and a lot of which should stand for years as the benchmark.

Awarding points down to 10th makes scoring too easy, espeically for teams/cars that shouldn't really be scoring. At times it's almost like "Hey, your car is mediocre have some points".

However, I do think there should be a point awarded for pole and a point awarded for the fastest lap.

[acosmichippo]

Pole, maybe. But fastest lap nowadays is way too dependent on luck - especially with the Pirellis and no fuel refilling.

[LewEngBridewell]

Now that we have 24 cars, it makes sense to have points for the top 10 finishers. Especially with the higher reliability rates.

The only issue is, that it buggers up the stats / records, but what of that? Times change.

I'm still in favour of the new points system.

[acosmichippo]

the old points can always be converted to the new points.

[LewEngBridewell]

the old points can always be converted to the new points.

But it depends if folk can be arsed or not. It won't be long before someone finds the time to convert them all and publish them for us all somewhere....

[mnmracer]

the old points can always be converted to the new points.

But it depends if folk can be arsed or not. It won't be long before someone finds the time to convert them all and publish them for us all somewhere....

Sounds like an interesting little project I wouldn't mind taking on, but... what's in it for me?

Anyways, here's a few interesting little stats for y'all:
The 2011 world championship standings, using the 1991-2002 points system
Using the old points system, Vettel would actually be further ahead (more than 5, almost 6 race wins)
1. Vettel - 107pts
2. Button - 50pts
3. Alonso - 49pts
4. Hamilton - 48pts
5. Webber - 45pts

If 2002 was driven under the current points system, Michael Schumacher would have had 362 points (14.48 race wins) in 2002, instead of 144 points (14.4 race wins).
If 2004 was driven under the current points system, Michael Schumacher would have had 367 points (14.68 race wins) in 2004, instead of 148 points (14.8 race wins).

[LewEngBridewell]

Interesting stats. What would've happened in much closer seasons such as 2005, 2007 or 2008? It'd be interesting to show us what the top 3 or 4 in each would've looked like.

McLaren let 2005 and 2007 slip through their fingers... 2005 was lost through unreliability 2007 was lost through that dratted scandal

So, two championships for the taking there, both going west in spectacular fashion...

[darwin dali]

the old points can always be converted to the new points.

There's a problem though: rank 7-10 didn't use to get points and suddenly drivers would have points on their record that they didn't have before (some may have had zero in fact and now gained some through the conversion).

[mnmracer]

the old points can always be converted to the new points.

There's a problem though: rank 7-10 didn't use to get points and suddenly drivers would have points on their record that they didn't have before (some may have had zero in fact and now gained some through the conversion).

That is a always bit of a problem with cross-era comparisons, but it's still interesting to do.
Working on 2005 now.