The history of points in Formula 1

As I am new to Steemit and a formula 1 enthusiast, I thought it would be good to check out the platform. My conclusion is that there is still a lot of potential to grow the F1 community on Steemit!

So I have decided to chip in. Since 2012 I have been running a site on F1 points: Formula1 POINTS. The issue with comparing drivers over time is that there have been different points systems in place. So in essence, what the site provides is a way to apply a selected or preferred point system across all drivers and time.

The origin

The site came to be when I was looking for an idea to start a new project. I stumbled upon the all-time points list on pitpass.com. They indicated that they are no longer updating the all-time points list, because it wouldn't make sense to compare drivers over time with all these different points scoring systems going around. A search on the web did not lead to a source which actually maintains this kind of comparison. And a new quest was born :-)

The result is Formula1 POINTS. A fully dynamic view on every F1 driver & team in F1 history. All possible combinations of all grandprix results and all points scoring system ever in use within Formula 1.

What you will find

Over the years a lot of new features have been added and improved:

• Off course there is an all time ranking list.
• To boot there is also a season section.
• The possibility to drill down to driver and team level and view their career statistics. Deep dive sections with different takes on the data.
• A section specifically focused on champions, as championships in the past had their own set of rules on top of the points scoring system.
• For the patriots there is a section to compare nations. And for the enthusiasts a custom-section to create your own take on the data.

This site is not merely an informative source for 'f1-stats-junkies'. I also tried to polish it and go all out in features, design and details, also those which might be less obvious to the passing visitor.

You can discover some interesting insights on the site, but the most prominent is perhaps the observation that all the changes in the points scoring systems over time,
rarely would have changed the championship outcome. There are some notable exceptions like 2008, 1999, 1997, 1983 though one cannot not factor out that a championship
would have run another course under a different points scoring system.

I have included some screenshots in this blog, but please check it out yourself and play around!

I am always searching for ways to improve and/or add new features. Looking forward to hearing your comments and feedback!

I will definitely be posting new F1 blogs here on Steemit the coming period! See please follow me in case you are interested.