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F1 Gold medal system deferred
BenB - 20/3/09 at 07:38 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7955790.stm

jacko - 20/3/09 at 07:51 PM

Thank God for that it's a sh*t idea

James - 20/3/09 at 08:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Thank God for that it's a sh*t idea


Why do you think that?

I thought it seemed ok. Seemed to encourage overtaking... the one thing we all moan about that's missing from the modern sport.

Cheers,
James

roadrunner - 20/3/09 at 08:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Thank God for that it's a sh*t idea

It's a what idea Jako, i did think the same though, another way to help Ferrari win the championship.

liam.mccaffrey - 20/3/09 at 08:18 PM

I am not opposed to gold medal system but think it will encourage team orders

eznfrank - 20/3/09 at 08:23 PM

it was a nice bit of free publicity for them though eh?!

jacko - 20/3/09 at 08:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Thank God for that it's a sh*t idea


Why do you think that?

I thought it seemed ok. Seemed to encourage overtaking... the one thing we all moan about that's missing from the modern sport.

Cheers,
James


I think that because
If a driver wins 7 races and crashes all the rest of the year and another driver wins 6 races and finishes second in the rest in my eyes the 2nd driver is far superior to the first so the second driver should be the champion
Jacko

Paul TigerB6 - 20/3/09 at 08:50 PM

They want to bring in cost cutting and dont allow team orders but then come up with a rule that encourages the limits to be pushed even further by rewarding driving harder and worrying less about reliability. Its also beneficial for one driver per team to take the wins.

designer - 20/3/09 at 08:52 PM

That is really decisive management. No wonder the sport is dying!!

designer - 20/3/09 at 08:53 PM

You cannot promote overtaking on cars that CAN'T overtake!!