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Old 10 Dec 2013, 02:29 (Ref:3342208)   #39
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Lanky Turtle should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridLanky Turtle should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridLanky Turtle should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridLanky Turtle should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice View Post
Gary Watkins posted on twitter that in the WEC, Le Mans is a double-point scoring round in a series in which the standard race is 6 hours long. The Abu Dhabi would have to be 750 miles long to match the same proportionate points increase!

That puts it into perspective for me. Why? Why is winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix worth twice as much as any other? The points system is meant to reward positions equally over the course of the season.

I'm not sure quite what the World Championship proves anymore.

I tell you what's most annoying. The fact I hate these changes, and I'll moan until the cows come home - but I'll still watch every bleeding, miserable race next season.
I was thinking about the Le Mans double points too. A race that is 4 times as long as the others and is the clear centerpiece of the entire championship should have double points. Or triple.
Abu Dhabi should not have double points just because it's the last race.

And like you I will continue to watch. It's a circus and has been for a long time. DRS, KERS boost buttons, requirements to run multiple tire compounds in one race. But it's F1. If they pay 1000 points for the last race or do away with points altogether and award gourmet desserts instead I will still watch because it's F1.
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