New F1 scoring system canceled due to pressure from teams
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
Due to the pressure exerted by the F1 teams, the governing body of Formula One has consented to cancel the immediate execution of its newly revised scoring system.
Last Friday, FOTA said that it had assembled to question the legality of the decision of the World Motor Sport Council. The revision in the scoring and the voluntary cap on budget for 2010 is seen as a political struggle within the F1 to determine the future of the sport. In trying to implement the Bernie Ecclestone‚ ‚Äògold medals‚Äô- style scoring system, FIA seemed to have intentionally forgotten about a separate proposal by FOTA where the points difference between the first and second placers is simply raised from 2 points to 3. The proposal of the Formula One Teams Association was based on the findings of a Global Audience Survey which included inputs from public preferences, and which they believed must be taken into consideration by the F1 government. Furthermore, FOTA points to a violation of Appendix 5 of the Sporting Regulations and article 199 of the International Sporting Code which states that it was already too late for FIA to effect a change in the rules that does not have a unanimous support of all the Teams duly registered.
[via gmm]
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