Hi,
This is something that I have wondered for a very long time. My question is, how are the points decided for each points paying position, and perhaps to further expand on this, how are the number of points paying positions decided (eg currently the first 10)
I remember hearing or reading a long time ago, that the ultimate aim for a driver in a race series is consistency, and thus the points system should relfect that.
This does not seem to add up to what the current F1 points system rewards you with.
To simplify things, let's look at a 6 race series with the current points system, and compare two drivers. If my calculations are correct, if one driver was to finish 1st, 4th, 1st, 4th, 1st, 4th, he would beat the other driver who finished 2nd in every race, even though the second driver achieved better consistency.
It seems it favours inconsistency, and a system that would give, for example, 10 points for 1st, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd etc. although not favouring consistency, would favour inconsistency to the very least.
Now, perhaps the ultimate aim that I mentioned above is not correct, in which case, what is the points system based on, and how are the gaps between the points in each position decided? Of course, logic tells me that the points for first position are fairly arbitrary, so long as the required points intervals between positions remain as integers. Basically, how are these integers decided.
Thanks in advance.