12 Dec 2013

Vettel slams F1 points change

5:58 am on 12 December 2013

The four-times world motor racing champion Sebastian Vettel has branded as 'absurd' a rule change to award double points at the final race of the Formula One season from next year.

The 26-year-old German has compared the decision to the last match of German football's Bundesliga season being suddenly worth twice as many points.

Vettel says it punishes drivers who have worked hard through the whole season.

The controversial change, announced by the FIA earlier this week, has been roundly criticised by fans on social media.

The former British driver turned television commentator Martin Brundle says double points for the last race of the season looks like an answer to a question nobody was asking, and it devalues all the other races.