Bernie Ecclestone will drop controversial double points in Formula One next season (The Independent)
Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One chief executive, has revealed that he is no longer pushing for a repeat of his controversial scheme to award double points at the last race of the season.
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Ecclestone created the plan but had actually pushed for the last three races to be worth double, which would have put less emphasis on the season-ender. “One race is stupid but imagine if it was the last three races,” he told The Independent. “It means that somebody would have to have a 150-point advantage minimum to be sure they will win.
The teams have not accepted it because they
are bloody idiots. They are all mechanics. They think of their team in the short term.”
Repeating the scheme requires consent from all of the teams and Ecclestone added: “I’m not going to propose the three races again. I’m going to let them get on with it. I don’t know what we’re going to do next year.”
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