Ecclestone defends doubling of points

Since the announcement of the doubling of points for the last race of the 2014 season in Abu Dhabi, the pros and cons have clashed via the media, each giving their opinion. Sebastian Vettel or even the president of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo, for example, opposed this measure. The instigator of this modification of the regulations, Bernie Ecclestone, big financier of the F1, spoke out about these criticisms and attacked in turn.

“A few of the teams were against it. » explains Ecclestone. “Those who criticize don't know why it's a bad idea. They have no idea why. » The Englishman had also mentioned a measure targeting the last three races. But in the face of skepticism, another solution emerged. “We’re going to do it in one race. 2013 was a non-championship. She lost interest in television. If Fernando wins two of the three races, and even if Sebastian is second, the championship remains in suspense until the end. »

The Englishman also recalls that the measure could be canceled at the next meeting of the Strategic Group in January. “The idea still remains to extend this measure to the last three races, perhaps before 2015.”