You can fix hards by just changing the point system. So every position is 10 times more points.
1st 250
2nd 180
3rd 150
4th 120
5th 100
6th 80
7th 60
8th 40
9th 20
10th 10
And also, getting a point every time you lead a lap.
Ex: Lead 18 laps and get 7th= 78 points
This could help other people use strategy to get up front and different times of the race instead if someone using hards and only leading like 10 laps at the end.
