WDC points All right. I've been looking around a bit and found that Force India keeps the eight points that Fisi scored but Fisichella still gets to take those eight points with him when he switches to Ferrari. This is merely of academic interest but there's a lot of possibilites that struck me when I saw this.
Consider Jenson Button. He's struggling in a Brawn that is clearly not the fastest car anymore. However, he still has more WDC points than anyone else. Technically he could move to a team that is faster than Brawn, say McLaren (yes I'm biased, so live with it!). This would benefit Button as he has a better shot at the WDC and it benefits McLaren as they get an extra championship to add to their trophy closet plus all the perks of winning like the first pit garage next year and so on. Brawn, obviously, get nothing. So why don't we see such mid season team swaps at all? Most drivers' contracts have provisions for buy outs and a team like McLaren would be happy to buy out that contract if they're getting a championship in return! What's the deal exactly? |