Well, I went on a trip to Cornwall this weekend. When I passed the “Welcome to Cornwall” sign on the A30, well it just decided to tip down with rain. The rest of the weekend was quite hot and at one point, I did wonder where the rain went.
Well I can tell you where this rain went, it made it’s way to Malaysia in time for the Grand Prix!
It’s great to see Jenson Button winning again, even if the race didn’t complete to even half race distance. Much that I like seeing cars sliding and spinning off, it was the right decision to call off the rest of the race.
Now to the important bit, the race points. In the FIA rules it says only half points are awarded to the teams and drivers if they do not complete 75% of the race distance.
The FF1GP rules does not have this clause in them, except maybe this grey area of “It is the same scoring system as used by the Formula 1 championships, as set in 2009″ which could apply, but my intention has always been to give 10 points to the winner regardless.
The 2010 FF1GP rules will have a clause in them that covers the 75% race distance rule, but for all remaining 2009 races full race points will be awarded to all FF1GP teams and drivers.
So 10 points have been awarded to teams with either Jenson button or Brawn owners, instead of 5 points.
If you don’t agree with this FF1GP ruling, you can send an email to admin@ff1gp.com and you don’t need to send a €150,000 protest fee.
Next race is in China. Hopefully a simpler race, but knowing F1, it wont be.