- 28 Jan 09, 18:11#89159
Bernie: I'm p***ed off
Wednesday 28th January 2009
Cleary Bernie Ecclestone doesn't like to be defied by the F1 teams as evident by his latest rant at the teams for not agreeing with him.
Ecclestone recently proposed a scheme whereby the F1 World title would be decided based on medals and not points. The idea would see a gold awarded for a win, silver for second and bronze for third with the driver with the most golds winning the title at the end of the season.
However, the majority of the F1 teams and drivers have rubbished the idea, saying it won't work. And Bernie isn't too happy about this.
"The rejection of my medal system pisses me off. It is not fair that the winner scores only two points more than second place," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"We changed the points distribution because Eddie Jordan was complaining that it looked bad for sponsors to see a team without points. He never considered how bad it might look for his team to have four points and the Championship winners 128.
"Forget medals. It is about a system that rewards winning, makes it worth a driver's while to win and not settle for second place.
"Why would you risk going into a wall for two lousy points? You might if there was more to gain. They say cars don't overtake any more. That is down to the drivers. They don't always have to win to become a champion. Crazy."
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3 ... 53,00.html
Wednesday 28th January 2009
Cleary Bernie Ecclestone doesn't like to be defied by the F1 teams as evident by his latest rant at the teams for not agreeing with him.
Ecclestone recently proposed a scheme whereby the F1 World title would be decided based on medals and not points. The idea would see a gold awarded for a win, silver for second and bronze for third with the driver with the most golds winning the title at the end of the season.
However, the majority of the F1 teams and drivers have rubbished the idea, saying it won't work. And Bernie isn't too happy about this.
"The rejection of my medal system pisses me off. It is not fair that the winner scores only two points more than second place," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"We changed the points distribution because Eddie Jordan was complaining that it looked bad for sponsors to see a team without points. He never considered how bad it might look for his team to have four points and the Championship winners 128.
"Forget medals. It is about a system that rewards winning, makes it worth a driver's while to win and not settle for second place.
"Why would you risk going into a wall for two lousy points? You might if there was more to gain. They say cars don't overtake any more. That is down to the drivers. They don't always have to win to become a champion. Crazy."
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3 ... 53,00.html
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