Quote Originally Posted by JRodrigues View Post
Why? Because it's "fair"? Is it also "fair" that he got road advantage?
Someone has to start first on the road and someone has to start last on the road. Now its fair to argue whether the current system is the best or not, whether qualifying or old-fashioned seeding would be better - but that is not even in the same ballpark as ‘lowest overall time isn’t necessarily worth greatest overall points’.

Imagine if F1 introduced something similar in the early 2000s because Michael Schumacher was ‘too dominant’. Extra points for the first few laps of the race because Montoya was often on pole but the Michelins didn’t last the distance like the Bridgestones.

Schumacher passes the finish line first, Barrichello retired and the Williams BMWs were second and third. Montoya’s extra points for staying in the lead from the start plus his second position overall, 1m15s down on Schumacher, actually earn him 9 points and Schumacher only gets 6. But its completely fair because Schumacher got to start on the clean side of the track…