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Double points will 'probably' be dropped - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that double points will likely be dropped for the 2015 season and beyond following the backlash from fans and the media. The 83-year-old was keen to expand double points to the final three races, but says he has now given up on that idea altogether. "I wanted it to be for the last three races and then people would believe it was still possible for somebody else to win," he said in Singapore. "But they all say I'm mad, so we won't do it." When asked if double points for the final race would remain in place next season, he added: "Don't know. Probably not. "It just seemed to me the right way to keep the championship open....
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