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Originally Posted by helterskelter
Like that, practically, the model who scores more points in the championship gets the heaviest ballast. Sounds more linked to reality, as the points gained are those who determine the champion, after all, not the laptimes...!  |
That would only work if points were awarded to every driver. As it is there may be minimal performance difference between the car that continually finishes 8th and the car continually in 9th but by the end of the season there would be a significant difference in points.
Also all things being equal, BMW and SEATare less more to score points simply because they run more cars, so a system based purely on points would unduly handicap them.
The thing to remember is that this system isn't just a replacement for the driver success ballast, it's also a replacement for the mid-season tinkering. You know the sort of thing, we think SEAT are quicker so give them 30kg extra, next month we think BMW have caught up so remove 15kg, it's a full moon so Chevy get -10kg. All very unscientific.