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Double points rule ridiculous says Irvine
Former F1 driver Eddie Irvine has issued a stinging assessment of F1's controversial new 'double points' rule for the 2014 finale.
Regularly critical of the sport's adoption of gimmicky innovations, such as the overtaking aid DRS, former Ferrari and Jaguar driver Irvine said the rulemakers have gone a step too far with the decision to keep the championship alive by offering double points at the last race of next season in Abu Dhabi.
"That actually made me realise I am not going to watch another race until that rule gets kicked out," he told the Belfast Telegraph.
"That is just embarrassing. It really is. They should be ashamed of themselves.
"It's ridiculous, I've never...
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