view photoForce India head Vijay Mallya has revealed that although he thinks the move was too late for 2009, he supports the 'winner takes all' scoring system for Formula One.
Baulking at the apparently flouted rules for late regulation changes by the FIA, the Formula One Teams' Association objected to the introduction for 2009.
The FIA had to yield to the teams' position, but Bernie Ecclestone is adamant his concept will finally get a green-light for 2010.
Flavio Briatore insists the episode demonstrates the strength of the teams' voice when they are united, but only days earlier heralded the rejected system as "excellent motivation for drivers to win."
"I don't have any problem with the gold medals," he added.
Dr Mallya, owner and Team Principal of the Silverstone-based privateers Force India, has a similar view, clarifying that his objection was only to the attempted introduction so close to the start of the season.
"The move to give the championship to the driver who wins the most races is great, as it will motivate the drivers to win more, but there has to be a procedure to make a rule," he told the Asian Age newspaper.
"I agree that the FIA is trying to make it (more) exciting but the timing of the rule change hampers the preparation for the season," Mallya added.
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hi neville, Mallya is not a mere beer merchant. He is the biggest liquer baron, the MOGUL.And for decades racing has always been his passion, be it horse racing or auto racing.We Indian know him well and wish him all the best in F1.
Krishna.
This article should have been introduced as a joke! No surprise Mallya is "happy with winner takes all", it makes as much sense aking him than asking my house cleaner, as they share the same probability of winning a Formula 1 Championship. Dr Mallya would be happy with any system for deciding the World Champion, it's none of his business... and daring asking him is pathetic, if not indecent.
Vijay, you've got just as much money as Bernie so what else has he promised to you?
Maybe the Formula One Teams' Association should vote Bernie Ecclestone out in 2010 season as because three strikes your out and might as well take Mosely with him as well....
did you say something there? I can't read it anymore. Is that because it was your usual s hit and we thumbed you...again?
Welcome to albert park, melbourne, for the show down fight of 2009.
In the red corner, is clispyduck,who is out of luck, the unbeaten brain dead champion of england.....v's from the border, doing it to order, is for a tenner M.E.JENNER.
And in the silver corner, with no common sense whatsoever , the never defeated village idiot,MIKE Q with the brain of a piece off wet slimy tripe ,v's the challenger BILL MAC, otherwise know as Bill_smelly-kak from his famous bed sit anywhere he can get a nights kip,...........ding a ling round one?
Obviously he has all the racing experience you'd expect from a beer merchant.
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