The latest bright idea is to have the driver's championship decided by the most number of wins, rather than the points actually scored. This is in effect the same as Bernie's "medals" idea which was widely criticised and rejected. I honestly don't even know where this proposal came from - the last I read, the FIA were voting on a revised points system that would give a bit more advantage to winners. This alternative idea has literally come out of nowhere, and what's more bizarre is that the FIA supposedly conducted market research amongst F1 fans that suggested that such an idea was widely despised. This is all some kind of knee-jerk reaction to Hamilton winning last year's championship with less wins than Massa (ignoring the fact that this was only because the FIA stole one of Hamilton's wins and gave it to Massa) - strange considering that last season's finale was probably the most spectacular of all time.
So now, assuming the field is as close as it looks to be from testing, we have a situation where one driver could theoretically win the championship with 4 wins and 14 DNFs, instead of a driver who lands on the podium all season and has over 100 points. Madness. The championship will be decided well before the end of the season.
And don't even get me started on the non-sensical "budget cap" rules for 2010, where teams who spend less than £30 million in a season will have greater freedom to develop their cars. Nice idea, except for the fact that with only £30 million, a team won't be able to afford to develop their cars. Nice one.
I had been really looking forward to the new season, which held the promise of some truly unexpected results, but now my anticipation has been severely dampened. The sooner Max and Bernie get carted off to a retirement home the better...
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