Official F1/Motorsport thread

[Roddie]

Ted Kravitz!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Senna]

Indeed. Didn't see that one coming.

Coulthard and him will get on like a house on fire

[Richard.John]

Poor James and Louise. Ted must be smiling. DC not I guess LOL

"my fellow itv.com/f1 columnist Ted Kravitz – who I think I may have met in the Formula 1 paddock at some point, although I’d have to check"

You will now, David.

[NecronomiconUK]

Would have liked to see them pick Lousie and James as pit lane reporters but otherwise I like the line-up. Eddie Jordan ftw!

[Richard.John]

JA would never accept the demotion I guess. He can continue writing books, no doubt, plus an account of his time at F1 ITV. Louise is the one I feel sorry for.

[Bort]

JA would never accept the demotion I guess. He can continue writing books, no doubt, plus an account of his time at F1 ITV. Louise is the one I feel sorry for.

She did Team and Driver PR before she was picked up by ITV so we should still see her pottering around.

At least they didn't pick Chiles but I'm not overly keen on Jake Humphrey.

[Shez]

Legard is pretty good, a damn site better than Allen anyway.

Surprised Ben Edwards didnt get a look in, he's pretty good.

[Duddyroar]

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_4551592,00.html

Personally I think this is a terrible idea. It's based on the assumption that every car on the grid has an equal chance of winning the race, which just isn't true. Drivers for teams like Force India will literally have nothing to race for, because they were previously aiming for a finish in the top 8.

This system works for the Olympics because it only happens once every 4 years - an F1 season is every year. The points system is a fair reflection of a driver's standing over the course of a season. With this new system, someone could win 3 races and finish last in every other race, but would finish above someone who has won once but finished second in EVERY other race. It makes no sense!

Going by these new rules, Hamilton wouldn't have won the championship this season - thanks to losing that Spa win for overtaking. Bonkers.

[Richard.John]

That's what he wants, the champion to be the winner of the most races. It's a ridiculously simple solution for an extremely complex sport. He's losing his mind, it seems.

[Duddyroar]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7749751.stm

The more the read about this the madder it sounds. I really hope this doesn't happen because it could ruin the sport.

When is poor old Bernie going to be laid to rest? He's madder than a bag of spiders.

[Richard.John]

It's a joke and the FIA should laugh it down. The trouble is, as he is the promoter, he usually gets his way. God forbid we seem them collecting gold, silver and bronze next year. A ****ing travesty.

I might even consider the unthinkable. For the first time in 25 years, I might not bother to watch F1 if he turns it into a circus.

[CMcK]

I'm going to Silverstone next year but this medal nonsense is putting me off to be honest. Does any other motorsport championship use such a system?

[abigsmurf]

I do think making winning a race more important is a good thing.

The drivers championship should be about the best drivers as such vehicle reliability should have its impact lessened. However, other than adding more points to first place finishes, I can't see an easy way of doing this.

[Shez]

I'm in the minority and think it's fine

I'm sick of drivers happy to take a 3rd or a 4th purely for tactical point hoarding - That's not in the spirit of what is supposed to be a race.

[Richard.John]

In that case let's reverse the grid then. F1 is bigger than Bernie and he shouldn't forget it. The sport has been in existence since 1950 and has never needed such rubbish so why now? If you want close races, just turn it into a one make series. Knee jerk reactions just result in a good kick in the bollocks for the sport. This requires more thought and his pushing it for '09 is absurd.