Actually this one is interesting. Autosport magazine contacted almost all living F1
drivers and asked them for their all-time (since 1950) top 10. 217 of them responded
and this is the result – no driver could vote for themselves and points were
allocated 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

=76  Peter Collins, Luigi Villoresi, Mark Webber, Mike Hailwood,           ***
     Pedro Rodriguez, Eddie Irvine, Andrea de Cesaris, Kazuki Nakajima
 75  Pedro Lamy
 74  Vitantonio Liuzzi
 73  Harry Schell
 72  Stefano Modena
 71  Carlos Pace

 70  Wolfgang von Trips
 69  Maurice Trintignant
 68  Hans Herrmann
 67  Derek Warwick
 66  Johnny Herbert
 65  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
 64  Chris Amon
 63  Aguri Suzuki
 62  Denny Hulme
 61  Bruce McLaren

 60  Tom Pryce
 59  Felipe Massa           ***
 58  Jo Siffert
 57  Alex Zanardi
 56  Tony Maggs
 55  Henri Pescarolo
 54  Mike Hawthorn
 53  Elio de Angelis
 52  Tony Brooks
 51  Juan Pablo Montoya

 50  Michele Alboreto
 49  Jacques Laffite
 48  Lorenzo Bandini
 47  Jody Scheckter
 46  Piero Taruffi
 45  Damon Hill
 44  Didier Pironi
 43  Robert Kubica           ***
 42  Jean Alesi
 41  Jacques Villeneuve

 40  Jacky Ickx
 39  Riccardo Patrese
 38  Jean Behra
 37  Gerhard Berger
 36  Clay Regazzoni
 35  Stefan Bellof
 34  Carlos Reutemann
 33  Phil Hill
 32  Giuseppe Farina
 31  Alan Jones

 30  Jenson Button           ***
 29  Francois Cevert
 28  Dan Gurney
 27  Froilan Gonzalez
 26  Sebastian Vettel           ***
 25  Keke Rosberg
 24  James Hunt
 23  John Surtees
 22  Kimi Räikkönen           ***
 21  Graham Hill

 20  Mario Andretti
 19  Ronnie Peterson
 18  Jack Brabham
 17  Lewis Hamilton           ***
 16  Alberto Ascari
 15  Mika Häkkinen
 14  Jochen Rindt
 13  Nelson Piquet
 12  Emerson Fittipaldi
 11  Nigel Mansell

 10  Gilles Villeneuve
  9  Fernando Alonso           ***
  8  Stirling Moss
  7  Niki Lauda
  6  Jackie Stewart
  5  Jim Clark
  4  Alain Prost
  3  Juan Manuel Fangio
  2  Michael Schumacher
  1  Ayrton Senna

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

A new version of the 2010 Sporting Regulations is up on the FIA website
[may need unwrapping]:

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/regulations/Pages/FIAFormulaOneWorldCh…

Includes what we already knew about (e.g. revised point structure with
illogical relationship between 6th, 7th, and 8th) and some I, at least,
did not.  Changes are redlined for easy comparison with the previous
final version.

–
Mark Jackson – http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~mjackson
     What’s the point of having a blog if you can’t write
     about things that aren’t interesting to anybody else?
                     - Josh Fruhlinger

Domenicali says an adjustment to the new points system is already
in the cards "amid suggestions of a minor tweak to give a greater
percentage separation between the first and second place scores."

Assuming the powers that be are enamored with 25 points for first
place, might I suggest they change the ordering to 25-19-14-10-7-
5-4-3-2-1 to provide a 6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1 arrangement of gaps?  It
seems so simple once written down that I’m amazed they didn’t get
it right the first time.

–

Cheers!

Mudge

"And if California slides into the ocean like the mystics and
statistics say it will, I predict this hotel will be standing
until I pay my bill."

Actually this one is interesting. Autosport magazine contacted almost all living F1
drivers and asked them for their all-time (since 1950) top 10. 217 of them responded
and this is the result – no driver could vote for themselves and points were
allocated 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

=76  Peter Collins, Luigi Villoresi, Mark Webber, Mike Hailwood,           ***
     Pedro Rodriguez, Eddie Irvine, Andrea de Cesaris, Kazuki Nakajima
 75  Pedro Lamy
 74  Vitantonio Liuzzi
 73  Harry Schell
 72  Stefano Modena
 71  Carlos Pace

 70  Wolfgang von Trips
 69  Maurice Trintignant
 68  Hans Herrmann
 67  Derek Warwick
 66  Johnny Herbert
 65  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
 64  Chris Amon
 63  Aguri Suzuki
 62  Denny Hulme
 61  Bruce McLaren

 60  Tom Pryce
 59  Felipe Massa           ***
 58  Jo Siffert
 57  Alex Zanardi
 56  Tony Maggs
 55  Henri Pescarolo
 54  Mike Hawthorn
 53  Elio de Angelis
 52  Tony Brooks
 51  Juan Pablo Montoya

 50  Michele Alboreto
 49  Jacques Laffite
 48  Lorenzo Bandini
 47  Jody Scheckter
 46  Piero Taruffi
 45  Damon Hill
 44  Didier Pironi
 43  Robert Kubica           ***
 42  Jean Alesi
 41  Jacques Villeneuve

 40  Jacky Ickx
 39  Riccardo Patrese
 38  Jean Behra
 37  Gerhard Berger
 36  Clay Regazzoni
 35  Stefan Bellof
 34  Carlos Reutemann
 33  Phil Hill
 32  Giuseppe Farina
 31  Alan Jones

 30  Jenson Button           ***
 29  Francois Cevert
 28  Dan Gurney
 27  Froilan Gonzalez
 26  Sebastian Vettel           ***
 25  Keke Rosberg
 24  James Hunt
 23  John Surtees
 22  Kimi Räikkönen           ***
 21  Graham Hill

 20  Mario Andretti
 19  Ronnie Peterson
 18  Jack Brabham
 17  Lewis Hamilton           ***
 16  Alberto Ascari
 15  Mika Häkkinen
 14  Jochen Rindt
 13  Nelson Piquet
 12  Emerson Fittipaldi
 11  Nigel Mansell

 10  Gilles Villeneuve
  9  Fernando Alonso           ***
  8  Stirling Moss
  7  Niki Lauda
  6  Jackie Stewart
  5  Jim Clark
  4  Alain Prost
  3  Juan Manuel Fangio
  2  Michael Schumacher
  1  Ayrton Senna

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

A new version of the 2010 Sporting Regulations is up on the FIA website
[may need unwrapping]:

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/regulations/Pages/FIAFormulaOneWorldCh…

Includes what we already knew about (e.g. revised point structure with
illogical relationship between 6th, 7th, and 8th) and some I, at least,
did not.  Changes are redlined for easy comparison with the previous
final version.

–
Mark Jackson – http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~mjackson
     What’s the point of having a blog if you can’t write
     about things that aren’t interesting to anybody else?
                     - Josh Fruhlinger

Domenicali says an adjustment to the new points system is already
in the cards "amid suggestions of a minor tweak to give a greater
percentage separation between the first and second place scores."

Assuming the powers that be are enamored with 25 points for first
place, might I suggest they change the ordering to 25-19-14-10-7-
5-4-3-2-1 to provide a 6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1 arrangement of gaps?  It
seems so simple once written down that I’m amazed they didn’t get
it right the first time.

–

Cheers!

Mudge

"And if California slides into the ocean like the mystics and
statistics say it will, I predict this hotel will be standing
until I pay my bill."

Actually this one is interesting. Autosport magazine contacted almost all living F1
drivers and asked them for their all-time (since 1950) top 10. 217 of them responded
and this is the result – no driver could vote for themselves and points were
allocated 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

=76  Peter Collins, Luigi Villoresi, Mark Webber, Mike Hailwood,           ***
     Pedro Rodriguez, Eddie Irvine, Andrea de Cesaris, Kazuki Nakajima
 75  Pedro Lamy
 74  Vitantonio Liuzzi
 73  Harry Schell
 72  Stefano Modena
 71  Carlos Pace

 70  Wolfgang von Trips
 69  Maurice Trintignant
 68  Hans Herrmann
 67  Derek Warwick
 66  Johnny Herbert
 65  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
 64  Chris Amon
 63  Aguri Suzuki
 62  Denny Hulme
 61  Bruce McLaren

 60  Tom Pryce
 59  Felipe Massa           ***
 58  Jo Siffert
 57  Alex Zanardi
 56  Tony Maggs
 55  Henri Pescarolo
 54  Mike Hawthorn
 53  Elio de Angelis
 52  Tony Brooks
 51  Juan Pablo Montoya

 50  Michele Alboreto
 49  Jacques Laffite
 48  Lorenzo Bandini
 47  Jody Scheckter
 46  Piero Taruffi
 45  Damon Hill
 44  Didier Pironi
 43  Robert Kubica           ***
 42  Jean Alesi
 41  Jacques Villeneuve

 40  Jacky Ickx
 39  Riccardo Patrese
 38  Jean Behra
 37  Gerhard Berger
 36  Clay Regazzoni
 35  Stefan Bellof
 34  Carlos Reutemann
 33  Phil Hill
 32  Giuseppe Farina
 31  Alan Jones

 30  Jenson Button           ***
 29  Francois Cevert
 28  Dan Gurney
 27  Froilan Gonzalez
 26  Sebastian Vettel           ***
 25  Keke Rosberg
 24  James Hunt
 23  John Surtees
 22  Kimi Räikkönen           ***
 21  Graham Hill

 20  Mario Andretti
 19  Ronnie Peterson
 18  Jack Brabham
 17  Lewis Hamilton           ***
 16  Alberto Ascari
 15  Mika Häkkinen
 14  Jochen Rindt
 13  Nelson Piquet
 12  Emerson Fittipaldi
 11  Nigel Mansell

 10  Gilles Villeneuve
  9  Fernando Alonso           ***
  8  Stirling Moss
  7  Niki Lauda
  6  Jackie Stewart
  5  Jim Clark
  4  Alain Prost
  3  Juan Manuel Fangio
  2  Michael Schumacher
  1  Ayrton Senna

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com

A new version of the 2010 Sporting Regulations is up on the FIA website
[may need unwrapping]:

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/regulations/Pages/FIAFormulaOneWorldCh…

Includes what we already knew about (e.g. revised point structure with
illogical relationship between 6th, 7th, and 8th) and some I, at least,
did not.  Changes are redlined for easy comparison with the previous
final version.

–
Mark Jackson – http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~mjackson
     What’s the point of having a blog if you can’t write
     about things that aren’t interesting to anybody else?
                     - Josh Fruhlinger

Domenicali says an adjustment to the new points system is already
in the cards "amid suggestions of a minor tweak to give a greater
percentage separation between the first and second place scores."

Assuming the powers that be are enamored with 25 points for first
place, might I suggest they change the ordering to 25-19-14-10-7-
5-4-3-2-1 to provide a 6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1 arrangement of gaps?  It
seems so simple once written down that I’m amazed they didn’t get
it right the first time.

–

Cheers!

Mudge

"And if California slides into the ocean like the mystics and
statistics say it will, I predict this hotel will be standing
until I pay my bill."

Actually this one is interesting. Autosport magazine contacted almost all living F1
drivers and asked them for their all-time (since 1950) top 10. 217 of them responded
and this is the result – no driver could vote for themselves and points were
allocated 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

=76  Peter Collins, Luigi Villoresi, Mark Webber, Mike Hailwood,           ***
     Pedro Rodriguez, Eddie Irvine, Andrea de Cesaris, Kazuki Nakajima
 75  Pedro Lamy
 74  Vitantonio Liuzzi
 73  Harry Schell
 72  Stefano Modena
 71  Carlos Pace

 70  Wolfgang von Trips
 69  Maurice Trintignant
 68  Hans Herrmann
 67  Derek Warwick
 66  Johnny Herbert
 65  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
 64  Chris Amon
 63  Aguri Suzuki
 62  Denny Hulme
 61  Bruce McLaren

 60  Tom Pryce
 59  Felipe Massa           ***
 58  Jo Siffert
 57  Alex Zanardi
 56  Tony Maggs
 55  Henri Pescarolo
 54  Mike Hawthorn
 53  Elio de Angelis
 52  Tony Brooks
 51  Juan Pablo Montoya

 50  Michele Alboreto
 49  Jacques Laffite
 48  Lorenzo Bandini
 47  Jody Scheckter
 46  Piero Taruffi
 45  Damon Hill
 44  Didier Pironi
 43  Robert Kubica           ***
 42  Jean Alesi
 41  Jacques Villeneuve

 40  Jacky Ickx
 39  Riccardo Patrese
 38  Jean Behra
 37  Gerhard Berger
 36  Clay Regazzoni
 35  Stefan Bellof
 34  Carlos Reutemann
 33  Phil Hill
 32  Giuseppe Farina
 31  Alan Jones

 30  Jenson Button           ***
 29  Francois Cevert
 28  Dan Gurney
 27  Froilan Gonzalez
 26  Sebastian Vettel           ***
 25  Keke Rosberg
 24  James Hunt
 23  John Surtees
 22  Kimi Räikkönen           ***
 21  Graham Hill

 20  Mario Andretti
 19  Ronnie Peterson
 18  Jack Brabham
 17  Lewis Hamilton           ***
 16  Alberto Ascari
 15  Mika Häkkinen
 14  Jochen Rindt
 13  Nelson Piquet
 12  Emerson Fittipaldi
 11  Nigel Mansell

 10  Gilles Villeneuve
  9  Fernando Alonso           ***
  8  Stirling Moss
  7  Niki Lauda
  6  Jackie Stewart
  5  Jim Clark
  4  Alain Prost
  3  Juan Manuel Fangio
  2  Michael Schumacher
  1  Ayrton Senna

–

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com