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F1 to revisit double points ‘gimmick’?

F1 team bosses could reconsider whether offering 'double points' for the 2014 season finale is a fitting decision for the sport, but have yet to decide how to address the backlash from fans. The World Motor Sport Council approved the idea at the start of December last year and, even though team representatives met in Geneva to rethink the proposal just over a week ago, it remains on the slate for when the championship reaches its conclusion in Abu Dhabi. Predictably, perhaps, the outcry from fans has been audible, many upset at the introduction of a 'gimmick' that could have implications for a title battle otherwise fought out on normal F1 terms. While F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has...
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