F1 section: Have the F1 top brass outsmarted themselves again?

May be...

B. 2-4 years

One year to moan about it, another year to make the subsequent changes.

If this change is a response to the "you can finish 5th to win the championship" debate then surely it's time to revert back to the 9/10 pts for first, 6 for 2nd and 4 for 3rd, rather than the current format.

A; if the 2009 championship is close points-wise and the suspense in the final race is ruined by having one driver already uncatchable despite having less points than one or more others...lack of TV revenue is the quickest way to kill off this stupid idea.

B; if one team becomes too dominant Г  la Ferrari 2000-2004...this rule would make years like 2003 even more boring than they were at the time...didn't think that would be possible, but there you go.

C; solely in Bernie's dreams. Don't want to go too far into that though.

To actually choose, I hope A but I fear B. C is unthinkable.

I'm actually hoping that they would reconsider during sometime in the beginning of this season, but if not, I'm going for A. I don't think this will go on for no more than a year, but if it does, kiss this sport goodbye!

B. Just as the last Tv set gets turned over to watch dancing with the fu*king stars instead.
What were they thinking and where did they find enough idiots to agree to this? I hope that some of the drivers and even race teams make some noise about this

A once the championship is all but decided with 5 races left they'll have no choice but to change it

With all of the new rules for the upcoming season it seemed that most fans were excited about the prospect of having another close championship, but now the "winner takes all" rule comes in with immediate effect. How will this effect the championship in your opinion

Simple poll: How long will this rule last
A. 1 yr.
B. 2-4 yrs.
C. 5 or more yrs.

Add comments to the poll if you want.

No i dont think so, they just have got wiser.and more clever to out beat the lower teams and drivers.Bernie Ecclestone is a one big headache, he needs to retire and move out to pastures we need some young person who can give a proper fresh look to formula 1 or elect a descent driver like Michael Schumacher he is more expirenced and clever than Bernie Ecclestone.

D. None of the above.

I have a strange feeling that this idiocy would be removed before Australia. Maybe its more of a desperation or expectation for a miracle. It will go before Australia...

i am praying for A to be honest!
it is the stupidest rule of all time, gahh!! im so angry about it :P

B. I don't see the rule changing the racing very much. BTW, I absolutely hate the change. It doesn't matter how many points you float out there for a win, you can't do but so many things differently to try to win a race.arial sands bermuda