On Monday, Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, announced that from 2014 onwards teams and drivers will score double points at the final Grand Prix of the season (which next year takes place in Abu Dhabi). Though this represents a significant change to the current system - with 50 points instead of 25 now available to the driver who wins the final race - it is by no means the only significant change to the F1 points scoring system over the years. From the start of the world championship in 1950 up until 1959, points were awarded from first to fifth place in 8-6-4-3-2 format. There was also a point given to the driver who set fastest lap, though if several drivers set an...
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