F1 has revealed why it will no longer reward the driver who sets the fastest lap inside the top 10 with a bonus point for the 2025 season.

  • mhague@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I think it’s a bad idea to give points for things that don’t matter in a race. Highest speed trap, fastest single lap, coolest livery, most spicy team radio, fan favorite overtake, dotd.

    They’re in a race and they should get points for doing the race well. They shouldn’t “fix” the randomness of motorsports by letting unlucky but fast cars+drivers still get points for this or that.

    I did like the extra… strategy that can be applied to the gaps between cars though. Instead of just driving to the end with nobody in front or behind, it added a dimension. But a kinda gamey one.