New F1 Superlicence points system

Skeeter said:
But do we want the FIA running more motorsport?

Look at all the series that have grown or declined over the last decade, and then look at which are FIA run and which aren't.

We are not talking about the best guys for the job stepping heroically into a struggling market, we are talking about a bunch of clowns unable to write a set of regulations that isn't riddled with loopholes forcing their way into a market by abusing their position to kill off 2 much better run and well establish rival series.

It's like getting a promotion because your sleeping with the boss.
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I guess it means the world is not fair, and heaven forbid, that big business is not ethical!
 
I can, and will, blame them if GP2 and FR3.5 (both of which I like) die and get replaced by an inferior F2.

If F2 turns out to be amazing ill take it all back, but given past ventures, I think I can be forgiven for having very little confidence in the FIAs ability :p
 
kaiowas said:
No, the FIA are the regulatory body for international motorsport at all levels. If anything they have neglected the lower formulae in the past and should be taking steps to support motorsport at all levels, if this means taking some of the money, popularity and influence of F1 and spreading it further down the pyramid then great.
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Of course a governing or regulatory body is just a bunch of people or organisations that decide to call themselves one.

If you wanted, you could setup Kaiowas GP international championship, and setup your own regulatory body for it, and that would be that. No need to use the FIA for anything.
 
Renault wants FIA talks about Formula 1 superlicence system changes

Renault has contacted the FIA regarding the new Formula 1 superlicence criteria that the governing body revealed earlier this week.

The French manufacturer's junior single-seater categories - Formula Renault 3.5 and 2.0 - were graded lower than expected, with FR3.5 worth fewer points than the Formula 3 European championship, and FR2.0 ranked below FIA-backed domestic Formula 4 series.
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The FIA are in a position of too much power when they don:t know how to use it (or don't even seem to know what they are doing a lot of the time).
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
If you have the top product in a business you leverage your position to get into other markets.
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Unless you are Microsoft, with your top product Windows that you leverage to improve your position in the Internet browser market, then the EU fine you for anti - competition practices.

Given F1 has the monopoly on Tier 1 single seater racing, I'm sure a similar anti - competition argument could be made when they leverage that position to improve their Tier 2 and 3 market share to the detriment of others.
 
The FIA is open to "tweaking" the system: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117377

An FIA spokesman told AUTOSPORT: "We have defined a robust framework for the conditions of qualifications.

"With regards to the points system itself, it is effectively only natural that some adjustments may be done year-on-year."

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The FIA's response to Renault's stance is that numerous factors - and not just the sporting aspects - have been taken in to account when deciding on the points.

"The criteria with which the points system has been defined are not only driven by the relative sporting performance of the various championships," added the spokesman.

"There are other considerations that we, as the rule maker, need to include as well.

"We are of course listening to Renault's feedback or any other party involved
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What considerations? It is a mystery :confused:
 
The consideration that this is all about promoting F2 and nothing more.

If you replace "as the rule maker" with "as the owners of F2" it makes more sense.
 
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