The Federation's proposal
Points for the top 12 instead of the top 10 from 2025 without altering the current scoring system, but by extending the points zone by two slots by inserting the 7 point quota and the 5 point quota which are currently missing. This is the Federation's idea to give more value too in eleventh and twelfth position which are currently not worth points in a context that sees half the grid currently practically excluded from the points zone if the top five teams – Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin – and their drivers do not make mistakes.
An idea that is more than acceptable from various points of view, but there is no shortage of 'collateral' aspects that must still be taken into consideration in what is always a subtle balance in the relationships between FOM and FIA. Expand the points zone to the first 12 it would automatically put an extra 1.5 million dollars into the Federation's pockets as a result of the 'taxes' to be paid by teams and drivers for each point won, money which would then only be partially reinvested in the various categories.
Martin Brundle expressed his disagreement with this scenario on social media, underlining that expanding the points zone would mean making the points themselves lose their value: “Points in F1 are a precious treasure, they must be difficult to earn and must have a high value. Competitions must not be transformed into a distribution of gadgets where everyone wins something”. Throughout Brundle's career – from 1984 to 1996 – points were only awarded to the top six finishers.
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