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Reader Rights: What if F1 points system was different…

Murray Walker always says that F1 is IF backwards. So what if drivers were scored all the way to 20th place? What if we could somehow erase the DNFs from the season? One of the problems with the current scoring system is that only half the starting grid can get points. Whilst this is far superior and preferable to the older system where only 6 cars would score, it does make it difficult to compare drivers in the mid-field and lower. Especially when sometimes one of the cars would just occasionally limp into the points! Why not score all positions? The scoring system does reward top place finishes disproportionally higher than the midfield, so any reworking of the points system should...
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