Former team owner Eddie Jordan has slammed Bernie Ecclestone's proposal to introduce an Olympic Games-style 'medals' scoring system for Formula One.
During a press conference in London on Wednesday, F1 Chief Executive Ecclestone reiterated his plan, revealing that the teams are also fully supportive.
But Jordan, who sold his Silverstone-based team at the end of 2004, told the BBC: "I think (the proposals) are a nonsense."
"I can't possibly believe he's thinking straight, especially on this one. His focus must be on cost-cutting and nothing else. The rest is just dressing it up."
Jordan disagrees completely that scrapping the current points system, expanded from the top six finishers to the top eight some years ago, is a good idea.
"I was one of the team principals who advocated the points should go down to eighth place because one point is as important to those teams as a win is to McLaren and Ferrari," he said.
"He is tinkering with something on which he has lost the understanding. He thinks only wins matter."
"There has not been enough thought put into this and for him to say that it comes with the full approval of all the teams - I'm sorry, I just don't believe it."

Source: GMM
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Agreed - it's a stupid idea... Bernie needs to walk away.

 

Agreed as well.

 

Eccelstone has become a hindrance to the sport. Unfortunately for us fans, we have to put up with it.

 

very stupid idea

 

There are other changes he could make to motivate the drivers to shoot for a maximum result. But damn, nothing for the drivers who finish off the podium?

 

just another silly idea from bernie

 

Bernie needs to pull his head out of his ass and start thinking about what is best for the fans (not to mention the teams and the sport in general) instead of his own motives. He needs a haircut too, but that's a separate problem altogether.

 

+1 smh @ Bernie...

 

I agree with all of you. He needs to make it better for the smaller teams, better for the fans, and better for everyone involved. With a 3 place medal system, what would motivate the smaller teams to compete against each other?