Points system to be scrapped for 2009

[Rob W]

How many times did the great Senna(3 WDC's... but 4 in my book) accomplish half the races plus 1?

or Prost?

Senna - None.
1988: he won 8 of 16 races. At mid-season he was equal on 4 with Prost.. at race 9 he jumped ahead.
1990: won 6 of 16 races. At mid-season he was on 3 wins, Prost was on 4.
1991: won 7 of 16 races. At mid-season he was on 4 wins, Mansell was on 2

Prost - None.
1985: he won 5 of 16 races. At mid-season he was on 3 wins.
1986: he won 4 of 16 races. At mid-season he was on 2 wins, Mansell was on 3.
1989: he won 4 out of 16 races. At mid-season he was on 3 wins, equal to Senna.
1993: he won 7 out of 16 races. At mid-season he was on 5 wins.

Applying Button's results in this fashion he's doing better than any of these 8 world championship drives above.

[ISLAMATRON]

Exactly my point!

any driver who accomplishes such a feat as winning half the races plus 1, no matter at what part of the season deserves the WDC

So anyone saying that a wins based system is bad because of the WDC being over at the halfway point of the season is not being realistic.

[Miguel]

What happens if his teammate wins half -1 and then proceeds to finish second in his teammate wins but his teammate decides to bin it in Monaco, Spa and Suzuka?

[modbaraban]

If a driver wins all of the first half races +1 does he not deserve the championship?

He does. But the medal system also gives him an early rest.

A well deserved one...

But we want to see the best of them racing not resting

[ISLAMATRON]

If a driver wins all of the first half races +1 does he not deserve the championship?

He does. But the medal system also gives him an early rest.

A well deserved one...

But we want to see the best of them racing not resting

What true racer would rest when they know they have a winning car under them? Even MS raced the last 4 races after clinching the WDC in 2004