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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT2| Louder Than Formula E
- Thread starter Addnan
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Yep. Everyone has known it's coming.
nature boy
Member
Yeah don't understand all the double points hate.
What if the season was 18 races? Or 20 races? Or one race was half points due to bad weather?
Edit: What a filler by Sky.
What if the season was 18 races? Or 20 races? Or one race was half points due to bad weather?
Edit: What a filler by Sky.
Gareth Bale
Member
I don't think you can simplify it that much. There are a number of things that could still happen and make a mockery of what you just said.
PdotMichael
Banned
The double points are pretty meaningless for the most possible outcomes today.
brotkasten
Member
Man, that opening piece on BBC is pretty sad when you see it that way.
I'd be pissing myself if my scalextric caught fire.
BrokenSymmetry
Member
Because you can see through it?
zomgbbqftw
Banned
If Lewis finishes third and Rosberg wins the race Rosberg is WDC, without double points Lewis would be WDC. It matters. Normally a 17 point buffer would mean a fifth place finish wins the title, now it means anything less than second loses it if Rosberg wins.
Double points makes a mockery of the rest of the season's ups and downs, it is an artificial and stupid way of "spicing up" F1 and that people who previously hated the idea of double points now don't mind it because Hamilton might lose because of it is pretty telling.
If Rosberg wins via double points his WDC will always have an asterisk next to it because it would not be legitimate.
I cannot. And my TV struggles with it.
How so?
Let's look at some of the likely possibilities:
- Rosberg wins the race, Hamilton is second. Hamilton wins the championship.
- Hamilton wins the race. Hamilton wins the championship.
- Neither of them finish the race. Hamilton wins the championship.
- Rosberg wins the race, Hamilton fails to finish second because he made a mistake. Rosberg wins the championship.
- Rosberg wins the race, Hamilton fails to finish second because of a pit error. Rosberg wins the championship.
- Rosberg wins the race, Hamilton fails to finish second because of a technical problem. Rosberg wins the championship.
These are all possibilities both contenders are well aware of going into the final race. They are both also aware that if either of them had done better throughout the season in a number of other races, they had the chance to wrap the championship up.
ConstructMe
Banned
At least be happy this race is getting attention....last year this thread was dead quiet by america.
brotkasten
Member
It creates a pretty disgusting moiré. It's one of the patterns that shouldn't be used on TV or film for that reason and it's a pretty amateur mistake to make.
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Would be glorious if Massa overtakes Lewis in the last Lap and loses the WCC that way
Payback time lol..
Pics?
nature boy
Member
Damn Natalie has quite the belly.
Vettel
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Btw. If you think about it. In the last 20 years only 5 or so championships were fought while there's no clear dominant team
Could be wrong.
Could be wrong.
Gareth Bale
Member
But for Spa and double points the Championship would be over, so saying the chance was there to wrap it up earlier by doing better is a bit unfair. As for the list of possibilities, I don't think it makes it simpler because both drivers are aware of what could happen. Let's not pretend there aren't ways in which the Championship could be won that would leave a bitter taste in the mouth. If Lewis takes him out going into turn 1, for example.
it wasnt a spring, and it passed all the fia tests/regs until they got tipped off and changed said tests
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
"deserving " is subjective. Out of anger I'd say Hamilton shouldn't win it if he did it that way. But if I take emotions out, he'd still deserve it if fia didn't disqualify him from the championship
Senna won a championship without even having the most points. Prost deserved it but the rules of the time determined Senna did.
Just about no one is marking that championship with an asterisk.
The rules today say Rosberg is champion if Lewis is 3rd and he wins. It's as legitimate of a championship win as any win if the past. No amount of saying otherwise will change that. You can always argue that Hamilton drove better races and he won more which is a fact but that doesn't win championships
marvelharvey
Member
Senna's ghost.
Well, there is still a possibility for even worse season
Kamui
Business
Member
Come on let's be a bit serious before being too carried away by your driver preference. Double points is a very arguable idea but let's not pretend the rule was put ad hoc yesterday for this race. That's the rules everyone knows since the start of the season and I assume every team and driver has prepared their championship with this in mind.
nature boy
Member
LOL (former) King Juan Carlos confirmed to spanish TV that Alonso is going to Mclaren.
aspiegamer
Member
Rosberg. Sigh, but true. 1 mostly-deliberate damaging contact versus 1 really obvious contact designed to DNF someone. The later being 100% inexcusable under any circumstances, ever. Ever. I'd want Lewis' Super License revoked and him out of the sport.
I'd love to give it to Ricciardo or Kobayashi, but, no, Rosberg has done by far the most work after Hamilton and before anyone else.
nature boy
Member
His last race.
He told me he is going to Mclaren
He's very happy.
Pretty sure the delay in announcing Alonso is sponsor-related.
Business
Member
He told me he is going to McLaren.
They told Fernando later the king said that and of course he didn't confirm but it was absolutely obvious.
One of the drivers should be chosen each time to sing it
BRB pagining this to Bernie via postal pigeon
aspiegamer
Member
$$$ $$$ $$$
Money is apt to make anyone hold their tongue. There must be soooooooo much money involved. Between Alonso driving and the engines, just... yeah.
Alonso interview for the US audience... sigh. The man should have won 2 championships in those horrible cars over 4 years. Said he wants to give a good show for his last race! Quick, someone call up Vitaly Petrov and throw him in a Lotus!