F1 2022 Season

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dinostar77 said:
Belgium GP farce has now been fixed going forwards.

"...FIA has changed the rules around shortened races, with no points awarded for a race unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the race leader without a safety car or virtual safety car – meaning no points would have been awarded for last year's Belgian GP under the new rules.

Here's a full breakdown of the new points system per scheduled race distance completed:
No points will be awarded unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the leader without a Safety Car and/or Virtual Safety Car intervention.

If the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 25% of the scheduled race distance, the top five finishers will be awarded points as follows:
1st – 6 points
2nd – 4 points
3rd – 3 points
4th – 2 points
5th – 1 point

If the leader has completed 25% but less than 50% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:
1st – 13 points
2nd – 10 points
3rd – 8 points
4th – 6 points
5th – 5 point
6th – 4 points
7th – 3 points
8th – 2 points
9th – 1 point

If the leader has completed 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:
1st – 19 points
2nd – 14 points
3rd – 12 points
4th – 9 points
5th – 8 point
6th – 6 points
7th – 5 points
8th – 3 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point

The proposed updates to the F1 rules are set to be made official after approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council.

Source: Autosport/f1
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Good.

I assume it was Masi's choice to award the points last year?

I.e it was his discretion rather than a concrete rule? He could've called off the race and not awarded anything.
 
Fluctuation0161 said:
Because then everyone will know it was a fix, I assume?
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They must have found something that would make them look even worse than they look already. Who know's what it was.

However this isn't exactly the CIA or KGB we're dealing with here. We're almost certain to find out at some point.
 
Abizzz said:
They must have found something that would make them look even worse than they look already. Who know's what it was.
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It's already tainted the sport.

The best action would be to publicise it, accept it was a farce and a big mistake correct the rules/procedures and move on.

This is a terrible way to deal with it. No way to regain faith in the competition with this leadership.

I assume some teams will leak the information anyway...
 
Fluctuation0161 said:
Good.

I assume it was Masi's choice to award the points last year?

I.e it was his discretion rather than a concrete rule? He could've called off the race and not awarded anything.
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No, F1 regulations state that a race lasting longer than 2 laps but less than 75% race distance will award half points. His call would have been to get the race done to a stage of completion, in this case 3 laps, to garner a result. As logistically waiting a day for another race just isn't feasible with a race the following Sunday.
 
Fluctuation0161 said:
Good.

I assume it was Masi's choice to award the points last year?

I.e it was his discretion rather than a concrete rule? He could've called off the race and not awarded anything.
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ffs. let’s stop having a go at masi and moaning about last year. it would have been jonathan wheatley at red bull that decided it.
 
I really like it but I seem to be going against the grain
 
Too much blue on the grid these days ffs
 
The front livery was better last year with some of yellow line but the sidepot and back section is better this year. Need some sponsor on it.
 
hobbers said:
Hope so, because if the 2022 Williams and 2021 Alpine were on the same track you wouldnt be able to tell them apart.
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BWT are a sponsor of Alpine this year, so there will be plenty of pink on the car.
 
sillwuka said:
Well, this is the most interesting bunch of reveals for many years.

Wonder if Mercedes will go back to being a silver arrow.
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Think it's going to be mainly silver with a touch of black. They've already hinted at it a few times.
 
How likely are we to see a team miles ahead / behind? aka HRT not qualifying type scenario?
 
ChaddyP said:
Would they have all black overalls for the drivers and no black on the car? I think it will be a mix of black and silver
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Unsure on the car if I'm honest, the Black overalls seems to be confirmed from everything I've seen.
 
Really liking the look of most of the cars so far but…….. I really don’t like wheel covers. Not that it makes much difference when they’re moving but I just think they’d all look better without them. Hopefully the supposed closer racing makes them worth it.
 
F-Red said:
No, F1 regulations state that a race lasting longer than 2 laps but less than 75% race distance will award half points. His call would have been to get the race done to a stage of completion, in this case 3 laps, to garner a result. As logistically waiting a day for another race just isn't feasible with a race the following Sunday.
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I see. Thanks. As I recall he chose to run the cars in conditions that would've never been raceable in modern F1.
 
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