In fairness, Fisichella, Barrichello, Button and several others have forged a career like that

Makes me laugh all this vitriol against Bernie. Too many green eyes out there that the guy actually made something of himself and got VERY wealthy in the process.

If it was such a crap idea why are ALL the teams in agreement? They have as much to lose as anybody if they give their competitors an advantage.

I'm no fan of the idea, I'd prefer to see the points re-evaluated as there's no incentive to go for win if its only 2 points difference. Maybe try the MotoGP/WSBK route of 25,20, all the way down to 15th getting 1 point.