F1 race winners to get 25 points

[PAUL BARTLE]

F1 race winners to get 25 points

Reuters - Fri, 11 Dec 15:19:00 2009


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The FIA has confirmed that a new points scoring system will come into effect next season due to an expanded grid of 13 teams.
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Under the new system, announced after a meeting in Monaco of the World Motor Sport Council, the winner will get 25 points.
There will be 20 for second place, 15 for third and the remaining points will be allocated 10-8-6-5-3-2-1.
The current format awards points to the top eight in a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 sequence.
F1 will have four new teams next year after the withdrawal of Toyota and BMW, whose team will continue as Sauber.
The FIA also decided to award Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit the final grand prix of the 2010 season.
A provisional calendar had listed Abu Dhabi as the penultimate race before Brazil, but that has now been changed.

[NASCAR THA DUDE]

I wonder if this is to keep something like what jenson button did from happening again.
Backing into the championship

[PAUL BARTLE]

a far better idea than the gold medal idea that was scrapped this year
jenson would of won way a much better margin than this year if this was the system

points down to 10th will mean more tv coverage for those running 9th and 10th than what there got other seasons but jenson and lewis will be at the front all year long the brawn a distant memory

[NASCAR THA DUDE]

The gold medal idea was just stupid