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The biggest threat to the 2014 F1 season

The double-points swingometer could play havoc with the season finale, which is just the sort of negative publicity that Formula 1 doesn't need, says JONATHAN NOBLE

It wasn't the complaints about noise. It wasn't the claims that new rules had created a form of taxi-cab racing. And it wasn't that campaign by Bernie Ecclestone to talk down everything Formula 1 2014 had to offer.

No, the tornado of negativity that blew through F1 in the early stages of this season was first stirred by the furore over the introduction of double points for the season finale (and then refusal to back down) that left everyone bar those who voted for it up in arms.

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Author Jonathan Noble

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.