F1 must forget double points

By:

Jonathan Noble

Jan 16, 2014, 8:37 PM

Formula 1 risks alienating fans by answering questions that were never asked. The sport's powerbrokers and rulemakers must act now, says JONATHAN NOBLE

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Formula 1 fans have been back in the cinema this week, as the new 1: Life on the Limit documentary hits the silver screen.

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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.