Under the new proposals, the winning driver at next year’s season-ending Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix would earn 50 points instead of the usual 25, a move
designed to reduce the chances of the title being decided before the final
race.
“Imagine, in the last Bundesliga match [of the season] there was suddenly
double points,” Vettel added, drawing comparisons with football.
“Drivers, fans and experts are horrified.”
Should the double-points plan ultimately see the light of day, it is worth
considering that a number of recent championship battles would have been
altered under such rules. Fernando Alonso would have beaten Vettel to the
2012 title while Felipe Massa would have been champion ahead of Lewis
Hamilton in 2008.
The double-points bombshell was one of several rule changes announced on
Monday, which also included a plan to introduce a budget cap from 2015 and a
new initiative for drivers to choose their own racing number – from two to
99 – which they would keep for the duration of their time in F1.