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Ecclestone pushing for more double points races
Bernie Ecclestone has written a letter to all 11 Formula 1 teams asking them to endorse the idea of extending the double points rule to the final three races, not just Abu Dhabi. The 82-year-old had originally hoped for the final three races to be worth 50 points for a win instead of the usual 25 to keep the title fight alive for longer, but the teams failed to support the idea and, as a compromise, voted for just one race, the final in Abu Dhabi, to be worth double. The idea, which hasn't been welcomed by fans and has even been dismissed by several drivers - including world champion Sebastian Vettel - who described it as "nonsense". "In my opinion that is nonsense," he...
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