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Points system could face another overhaul

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Another change to Formula One's point system could be announced ahead of the 2010 season.

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport and Finland's Turun Sanomat reported that, after the existing points system was amended in December, talks to implement yet another change are now taking place. The latest proposal would see 25 points for a win, 18 for second, 15 for third, with the rest of the positions down to tenth earning 12-10-8-6-4-2-1 respectively. This is compared to the 25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1 system, which was introduced by the F1 Commission and ratified by the FIA just last month to prepare for expanded grid numbers next season.

Under the new proposal the winner will receive a larger reward, which is closer to the medals idea Bernie Ecclestone suggested for the 2009 season. He argued that having a championship decided by race victories would create more incentive for drivers to overtake at the front of the field, rather than settling for a good points haul in second or third place. Proportionately the system introduced in December does not award the winner any more over second place than the outgoing 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points attribution used since 2003.

Last month doubts were cast as to whether a change will happen at all, when it was revealed that the F1 Commission discussed the topic for just two minutes during its meeting, with only US F1's Peter Windsor pushing for a change.

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