F1’s final race double points in GPs scrapped after only one season
• Unpopular innovation for final F1 race of season shelved• ‘Virtual safety car’ introduced to grands prix next year• Lewis Hamilton slams double points for final race
Formula One’s controversial double points for the final race has been abandoned after only one year. The World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday ratified a decision taken at a meeting of the Formula One Commission in Geneva last week.
The scheme was introduced at the behest of Bernie Ecclestone in an effort to prolong the championship and attract high television audiences through to the final race. His original concept was for the final three races to carry double points but it was decided the system would be employed only for the closing grand prix.
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