The diffuser appeal has been rejected in Paris, so the Australia and Malaysia FF1GP results are now final, and unchanged.
I was expecting the diffuser appeal to be rejected, as it would have called into question the stewards and the FIA. Lets hope the rest of this years Championship is settled on the race track, and kept out of that office in Paris!
Next race is in China.
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.
First of all Happy Easter to everyone visiting today! Another cracking race, that was worth getting up at 6.15am for. The BNW’s had a good weekend, and the McLarens didn’t have a good one, since they got dropped down the grid for various penalties.
Now let me get one thing clear on improvement points for any who has Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Their starting position is the position they qualified in before the FIA penalised them and moved them down the grid. So if you got less improvement points than you think you have, that’s probably why.
On a slightly related topic, Dropback points for wan to lose teams has been changed for the rest of the season. The points awarded for Round 1 will stand, but for round 2 the rule is as follows.
You get one extra point for each position you team or driver moves down the grid. So if your car starts 2nd and finishes 5th, you get a extra 3 points. But if you go up the grid, (ie if you start in 5th and finish 2nd) you don’t get any points, and you do not loose any.
For the 2009 season, I shall be looking at the want to lose team rules again with a clean piece of paper design.
Next race is in 2 weeks time in Bahrain, see you then!