The new system – most wins to decide the world champion and not the most points – was announced by the WMSC last week. Due to the intense criticism of all F1 drivers on the new system, the FOTA have issued a quick statement this weekend, pointing out the the “amendment to the sporting regulations proposed by the World Motorsport Council was not performed in accordance with the procedure provided for by Appendix 5 of the Sporting Regulations and, as per the provisions of the article 199 of the FIA International Sporting Code, it is too late for FIA to impose a change for the 2009 season that has not obtained the unanimous agreement of all the competitors properly entered into the 2009 Formula 1 Championship.”
In response, the F1 supreme – who is also known as an active supporter of the new system – wanted to assure the F1 teams that the “medal system” will be implemented in the series in 2010, one way or another.
“It will be (introduced) next year. It will be supported by the FIA and it will be in the regulations. So when people enter the championship, that's what the regulation will be,” said Ecclestone in an interview for BBC Radio 5 Live. He also brought in additional arguments on why the new system will boost spectacle inside the series.
“It's logic – you go to the athletics and you look at the 100 metres, you're not looking at the guy that's second, you're looking at the winner. In most sports people are looking at winners. The whole idea was nothing to do with winning the world championship, the idea was to make sure people raced to win in every race, not to be second or third and collect points,” added the F1 supremo.
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