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I recall sometime around the late 70's that the points system changed
Am I going mad?
It used to be 2 points for a win, but the authorities reckoned that there were too many draws and not enough incentive to go for the win, so changed it to 3. I think that we started this and that other countries followed suit. Can't remember exactly when, but I would say mid 1980's.