Tim McIver
PrestoGP Veteran
As always I'm happy to race under whatever system the majority decides. However... I do strongly favour the old system or at least some in between compromise. My biggest concern is that under the new points system its very possible that the driver who has driven the best all season will not win the championship.
A few things to note about the comparison table. First, Reik was so dominant last season that it is quite difficult to imagine any point system that could have him not win the championship (and rightly so). I however had a rather ordinary season (4 races DNF or DNS, once a PC issue and three times life caught up with me, I wont let it happen again). I still managed to finish 2nd because the results I did get were strong. I accept that the system should punish me more for failing to finish on so many occations. The new system moves Andy into 2nd rewarding his consistent driving scoring points in every round. This is obviously a good thing. However this is quite an extreme case. Andys best results were a 4th and a 5th (sorry Andy if I sounds harsh here!) My results were very good and very bad.
Imagine Reik gets rear ended in T1 at Monza and is out. It's not beyond imagining. He is then out of the championship. If he wins every other race in the season and I manage to finish 2nd or 3rd in them all (okay that might be a stretch). I win the championship. If someone were to have 1 disconnect and 1 crash, they're hopes are gone.
I think there needs to be reward for getting on the podium. It increases motivation and gives people a real opportunity to climb back up the ladder after a poor race.
In the new system, had I started the four races I got 0 for, I would have only needed to finish 7th in each of them to win the championship of the guy who won 7 races!!! I would have been very disappointed to win the championship under those circumstances.
I think I have much better chance of winning the championship under the new points system, I just dont want to win the championship until I have out raced the current worthy champion!
But I'll do whatever you guys want, and its nice to be back!
Tim.
A few things to note about the comparison table. First, Reik was so dominant last season that it is quite difficult to imagine any point system that could have him not win the championship (and rightly so). I however had a rather ordinary season (4 races DNF or DNS, once a PC issue and three times life caught up with me, I wont let it happen again). I still managed to finish 2nd because the results I did get were strong. I accept that the system should punish me more for failing to finish on so many occations. The new system moves Andy into 2nd rewarding his consistent driving scoring points in every round. This is obviously a good thing. However this is quite an extreme case. Andys best results were a 4th and a 5th (sorry Andy if I sounds harsh here!) My results were very good and very bad.
Imagine Reik gets rear ended in T1 at Monza and is out. It's not beyond imagining. He is then out of the championship. If he wins every other race in the season and I manage to finish 2nd or 3rd in them all (okay that might be a stretch). I win the championship. If someone were to have 1 disconnect and 1 crash, they're hopes are gone.
I think there needs to be reward for getting on the podium. It increases motivation and gives people a real opportunity to climb back up the ladder after a poor race.
In the new system, had I started the four races I got 0 for, I would have only needed to finish 7th in each of them to win the championship of the guy who won 7 races!!! I would have been very disappointed to win the championship under those circumstances.
I think I have much better chance of winning the championship under the new points system, I just dont want to win the championship until I have out raced the current worthy champion!
But I'll do whatever you guys want, and its nice to be back!
Tim.