FIA willing to defer new points system

Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has said it is willing to postpone the planned introduction of a new points system until 2010 if the teams are unhappy with making the change for the 2009 season.

F1賽事的管理單位FIA，已經表示如果車隊不喜歡2009年新的積分制度的話，將延遲到2010年再實施。

The new system, which would see the driver with the most wins (rather than points) crowned champion, was announced on Tuesday by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council, after it rejected an alternative proposal for a revised points structure from the teams.

在新的積分系統下，我們會看到勝場數最多的車手(不是積分最高)得到世界冠軍，這項新制度在週二的WMSC會議後發佈，在會議中則否決了另一項由車隊們提出，修改現行的積分分配的方案。

The teams have since expressed their belief that the rules could not be changed so soon prior to the start of the season without their unanimous agreement and on Friday the FIA offered to defer the plan.

車隊們表示在沒有得到他們的全體一致同意的情況下，在賽季開始前突然的變更規則不是個好主意。之後FIA在週五表示將延遲這個新積分規則。

The full statement from the FIA:
“On 17 March, the FIA World Motor Sport Council unanimously rejected FOTA’s proposed amendment to the points system for the Formula One Drivers’ Championship. The ‘winner takes all’ proposal made by the commercial rights holder (who had been told that the teams were in favour) was then approved.

來自FIA的完整聲明:

"在3/17，在WMSC會議上，全體一致的否決了FOTA所提議的修改冠軍積分分配提案。"贏者全拿"這項由商業利益考量的擁護者(已經被告知所有車隊也贊同)提出，在會議上也被大家所贊成。

“If, for any reason, the Formula One teams do not now agree with the new system, its implementation will be deferred until 2010.”

"如果有任何一支車隊，不論基於任何理由，在現在不同意這個新系統。那麼新系統的施行將延到2010年"。