Irvine contradicts Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone often has ideas but, this time, here is one which does not attract the sympathy of lovers of F1. Eddie Irvine, on the BBC, expressed his opposition to such a measure, which would completely change F1 racing. “ That does not make any sense, attests the former pilot Ferrari. It?s not even really a gadget, it?s ugly. »

Bernie Ecclestone had expressed this idea – offering five shortcuts in a Grand Prix to each driver – so that a car does not find herself stuck, for long laps, behind another slower one. For Eddie Irvine, the ban on refueling should help the show at this level. “ Some cars will run better on full fuel, others will run better on low fuel, so you will have bigger differences. There are drivers who will damage their tires more than others, which will generate even more differences. »

« The car will deteriorate faster because it will have to carry a lot of gasoline, continues Irvine. But the problem with Formula 1 is that they keep changing the rules to do better, when in reality there was nothing wrong in the first place. Eventually they break everything by changing the qualification, changing the points system. »

On this subject, the Irishman is also very strict with the F1 Commission, which has significantly increased the number of points distributed in the race (ten drivers rewarded, 25 points for the winner). “ They destroyed the history of this sport. There is a great history in this sport, there were statistics and the drivers could say “I scored so many points, I scored a point in my first Grand Prix, I can compare myself to the drivers of the 70s”. »

From now on, with the new points system (which may be further modified), any historical comparison will effectively be impossible, since the fourth in a race in 2010 will score as many points as a Grand Prix winner in 2009.