Double trouble ... Please scrap this system for 2015
My take on the 'Abu Double' is fairly cut and dry. Get rid of it.
There is just one Formula One race left in 2014 in Abu Dhabi. It’s a race that will either crown a worthy two-time champion in Lewis Hamilton or a new champion in Nico Rosberg, due to a controversial new rule that will hopefully be gone next year.
Hamilton has earned the title of two-time World Champion
Hamilton has won ten races this year compared to Rosberg’s five and enters Abu Dhabi with a seventeen point lead. Double points allows Rosberg to stiill have a likely shot at it. If he wins, Hamilton must finish third or lower.
The rule could and should have been thrown out months ago as in my opinion it could make a farce of the whole season. It is what it is though and all we can do is hope that the title goes to the man who has proven himself the champion.
I’m aware that there will be people reading this that dislike Hamilton and want Rosberg to win and that’s their opinion and I have no issue with that, but can you imagine other sports implementing such a gimmick? I wager you can’t.
What makes Abu Dhabi worth twice as much as any other GP?
The powers that be will deny it but the double points rule was obviously brought in to stop drivers (aka Vettel) from clinching it with multiple races remaining.
The whole thing is a bit of a farce and will hopefully be a one-season wonder. What makes Abu Dhabi worth more than any other race? Simply because it's the last one? It's a flawed system and I just hope that it doesn't alter the outcome, because there will always be an asterisk next to Rosberg's name if it does.
Share Or Save This Story
A rare breed - Rally drivers
New Beginnings
Did you know the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has a 'baby brother' in the UK?
"It's a business" – Lando Norris explains why drivers don't have more say in F1's rules
Lewis Hamilton and Franco Colapinto share “wholesome” moment after Miami GP contact: “Good sportsmanship”
Why some F1 team bosses think drivers shouldn't have a say in the rules
Scott McLaughlin pushing to avenge last year’s ‘embarrassing’ Indy 500 pace lap crash
Driver arrested and banned after ramming car in the pits, knocking over crew members
Louis Foster: Throwing a yellow doesn’t kill the race, NASCAR does it for fun
How victory in Portugal could have a bearing on Hyundai’s WRC future plans
How F1's planned 60-40 power split for 2027 will affect each manufacturer
"It's only going to get better" - How Audi is responding to rocky start to F1 2026
Inside the brain chemistry of F1 high performance
Are we at a turning point for Verstappen – and F1?
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments