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Originally Posted by thenry
He doesn't need to sell his soul though. Abu Dhabi would throw the money regardless.
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Well, firstly he makes out that he wanted double points for the last three races, but was voted down to one by the teams. Whether or not this is true the teams definitely did approve double points in its current format, so he might be right. Secondly he no longer owns fom, but is employed to run it by the hedge fund he sold it to, so he does have a duty now to maximise profit on their behalf.
The impact on today's race is that Hamilton can't settle for a midfield finish and Williams might still finish behind Ferrari in the WCC - both of these issues would pretty much have already been decided without double points. I suppose if you ignore the inherent unfairness of double points to Hamilton who deserves the championship and Williams who deserve their third place, both on the basis of their performances over the course of the season relative to their rivals, it's hard to argue anything other than they've worked as intended and kept some interest going towards the end of the season. It's just that for a sport which has often found a way of serving up last round drama it's all beginning to feel a bit false.