I do think that they should have to finish to claim the point, or even finish on the same lap as the leader, just so it does not get stupid.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 20:50I agree strad - it should be all or none. As it is, it's just another way of helping the top teams be more well funded. The guys at the back live and die by a handful of points either way so this should be open to them too.
Which is probably all the cars that had a shot of scoring it
I literally hate it, even more so if it affects the drivers' standings. The only reason you get that point is mostly because of the fresher rubber, and so far only car from the top 3 teams have earned it which makes it even more boring (do other cars in the top 10 even have a chance?). That rule works best in spec series IMHO. The fact that RB pitted Gasly so late in the race to get that single point is ridiculous to me.
Nobody even went for fastest lap in Bahrain & today Gasley was rewarded for finishing further back from the leader than he was 2 laps previouszac510 wrote: ↑14 Apr 2019, 10:41I like it, I'm happy for the rule to remain in place. I never thought I would be enthralled by it, but that it would just be an additional talking point throughout the race and it has so far turned out to be just that. I've even been pleasantly surprised to hear drivers talking about it on the radio, pondering going for the point. Overall it's a positive rule change that doesn't detract from winning the race, in my opinion.
Oh right, I understand. You should have qualified your original post asking for people's opinions with "only people who agree with me can reply," just to get the full effect of glorious confirmation bias.the EDGE wrote: ↑14 Apr 2019, 14:53Nobody even went for fastest lap in Bahrain & today Gasley was rewarded for finishing further back from the leader than he was 2 laps previouszac510 wrote: ↑14 Apr 2019, 10:41I like it, I'm happy for the rule to remain in place. I never thought I would be enthralled by it, but that it would just be an additional talking point throughout the race and it has so far turned out to be just that. I've even been pleasantly surprised to hear drivers talking about it on the radio, pondering going for the point. Overall it's a positive rule change that doesn't detract from winning the race, in my opinion.
It has failed to achieve what it set out to, and serves no purpose to anything
That doesn't mean the rule is flawed, or pointless. A driver was awarded a point for it, and that point might come in handy later in the season. The drivers that did not fight for the point might come to regret not doing so. The rule has value outside of a single race because the extra point counts for the WDC. That a driver did not fight for the point does not invalidate the rule.Nobody even went for fastest lap in Bahrain
He was rewarded for completing the fastest lap. It's a separate reward system to the finish order.Gasley was rewarded for finishing further back from the leader than he was 2 laps previous
