[Grarypealumma]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7749751.stm

Basically it involves scrapping the current points system and replacing it with awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd places with gold silver and bronze medals and the person who wins the most races winning the championship.

He says all the teams agree but I can't see that as it would mean the smaller teams would end up with nothing at the end of the season. He also says this is necessary because drivers don't want to overtake because they're happy just to pick up points. I think this is nonsense, it may be true in the last race, like this year, where a driver just needs to finish in the top 5, say, to take the championship but in the rest of the season they all want to score as many points as possible because it could make all the difference at the end of the season.