Why Alonso is against F1 points changes
Why Alonso is against F1 points changes
Fernando Alonso has warned against Liberty Media and the FIA changing the current points system for Grand Prix races, with the alleged new proposal including points for everyone in the race from first place to 20th, instead of the first to 10th.
The owners of the sport, Liberty Media, are toying with the idea of the change, but Alonso thinks this will detract from one of the greatest things about F1 - underdogs winning points against all odds.
"In F1 it has always been quite difficult to get points," said Alonso.
"The lead guys take points and it was kind of a reward, a big moment, when you score two points or something.
"I remember now - Jules [Bianchi] - when he scored the ninth position in Monaco, it was some kind of miracle and that was a big moment for the sport.
"If everyone is scoring points now, then maybe we lose that unique thing in F1 that other categories don't have."
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His concerns are shared by Haas boss, Gunther Steiner, who has questioned what format the new scoring system would take, as there needs to be significant gaps between the places in order for drivers to keep going until the race ends.
"We need to make sure that how the points are given is fair, that the position you fight for is a reward for it," Steiner said.
"I don't think if you have a maximum of 25 points now for the winner, you cannot do that [anymore], because there needs to be gaps between them.
"If you finish 10th or 15th, there needs to be a good gap, but you have to start with a complete new set of numbers for the winner, like 50 or 100. It's not my job to do this kind of calculation. Going to 20, I'm not for it, because at the moment to get into the points is a big event.
"OK, [if] we are going to the points when you are 15th, which is fine, but always being in the points, you take away something from the sport."
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