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Double points rule is 'tinsel town bull****' - Irvine

_r54wyg48"> Eddie Irvine has described Formula One's new double points rule for the final race of the season as "tinsel town bull****". Next year the final round of the season will pay out double points in an effort to increase excitement towards the end of the year. The new rule has been met by scepticism - with world champion Sebastian Vettel labelling it absurd - and Irvine has vowed not to watch another race until it is changed. "It's ridiculous, I've never heard such a joke in all my life," he told the Belfast Telegraph. "Talk about tinsel town bulls***!" Irvine believes the decision makers in Formula One are out of touch with the fans. "I...
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