F1 2009 Season discussion/development thread
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Not strictly medals, but as close as the numbnuts could get it to be.
It doesnt sit well with me for some reason.
only 8 Engines allowed this season, so here's a thought, lets run those engines close to the max, i.e enough to run a race quicker than usual. Win 8 races. Pack up and go home.
It doesnt sit well with me for some reason.
only 8 Engines allowed this season, so here's a thought, lets run those engines close to the max, i.e enough to run a race quicker than usual. Win 8 races. Pack up and go home.
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well its not as bad as the medals system
but seems completely at odds with every other form of sport. Where a championship can be won by consitently finishing in the top 3, without actually dominating the sport
why is this such a problem for F1, when just about every other form of motorsport is decided this way.
Not actually a medal system then is it? Seen as though they're not handing out medals.
Hopefully this will lead to more aggressive strategies for races to get the win, will make for less boring races when drivers were just content with the points.
I have to agree. A driver consistently finishing on the podium could be beaten by someone who notches up a few wins and crashes out everywhere else.
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Absolutely gormless.
so a guy could finish 2nd in in all races but one, where he finishes 3rd or something, and a guy could get the final points place in every race (10th is it ?), except in one, which he wins, so first guy has a mammoth points lead over the 2nd guy, but the 2nd guy will win the title as he won one race, wtf, what a heap of crap
so a guy could finish 2nd in in all races but one, where he finishes 3rd or something, and a guy could get the final points place in every race (10th is it ?), except in one, which he wins, so first guy has a mammoth points lead over the 2nd guy, but the 2nd guy will win the title as he won one race, wtf, what a heap of crap
I was just quoting the headline on the Autosport home page, which has now just changed.
There won't be any more conservative driving where drivers will just settle for points.
More aggressive racing strategies, emphasis on making more (risky) manoevures.
Just in general more exciting racing, hopefully.
Obviously the huge pitfall is that someone could run away with the championship and bring the F1 calendar year to a close early.
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True enough....but (there's always a but!)
Personally, i've always supported/followed anything with a Honda in it. It all boils down to my old man having bought nothing but Honda's as long as I can remember. Childish, but then I was a child when I first started watching in awe at F1 back when I was 8, and Mansell blew his tyre in '86. I still remember crying over it
After that it was marvelling at Senna/Prost, following the Jordan team (just because of the attitude) and marvelling/being annoyed at Schumachers domination.
I was really chuffed when BAR joined the fray a few years back now, and even more so when the team morphed (unfortunately as it turned out) into a fully fledged veggie-eating works team. It's around the BAR time when I started following Button (I had no interest before that in him admittedly).
BrawnGP may not "be" Honda, but i'll still follow them as such as it still has vast amounts of Honda DNA, and Button's still there. I don't believe they'll be challenging for the title, but they'll be more than ok come the end of the season. Anything is good enough at this stage, i've spend 3 months endlessly pressing F5 on various F1 forums waiting for updates on the future of the team
Hard to explain really, I dont follow F1 the same way I follow Footie, in the sense I just support 1 team in Footie, yet...I find myself (always have) more interested in all aspects of F1 than Football.
I suppose i feel the same way about brawn gp but i wonder why honda left when they might have known about the new cars performance. i do not think all this has come from a new engine.
In other words: we can expect the front driver to be taken out by the second place driver more often.
For the drivers in the front couple of places, maybe, but we can also expect less competition for the lower "points paying" positions - where we often saw some of the most engrossing late race competition. Oh, and there'll be nothing of any value for high end drivers coming through the field to target.
The face they've left the points in for the constructors will help a little, but it's still a dumb idea.
Oh dear oh dear. How many times do these **** wits have to keep coming up with stupid fixes when the simple will do.
There was nothing wrong with a 4 point gap to 2nd place. If it then means so much to win make it a 6 point gap. 14-8 etc.
I take it you didn't watch the Spa race last year, fighting for the win is AGAINST THE LAW.
This rule change will effectively mean running a two driver team is pointless, you'll need to put all your eggs in one basket from race 1 now.
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