2007 Season and the current points system

FLC · Post 10 Oct 2007, 01:00

Below are 2 graphs showing the rate in which every driver of the top 4, as well as their teams, have been accumulating points through out the season, up to the last race which will take place in Interlagos, Brazil:

The next 2 shows what would have been the situation with the old points system (10,6,4,3,2,1):

Very interesting to see that the old system would have improved Raikkonen's situation, as he would have had 83 points, in comparison to Hamilton's 87 and Alonso's 81.
But while the drivers situation would have been a bit closer, the battle between the teams would have been maybe less interesting, as McLaren's lead would have grown to 18 points, instead of the current 9.

*Needless to say, McLaren were given their points back only for the purpose of this comparison

, and the deduction of constructor points by the stewards of the Hungarian GP was taken into account.

More conclusions or thoughts will be welcomed.

Saribro · Post 10 Oct 2007, 01:47

I've done similar reviews of all sorts of different points-systems, and have noted that the difference tends to be in the middle of the pack, whereas the top ~5 are within very similar trends.

onon · Post 10 Oct 2007, 05:46

i would like to know which car suits better for this track, mclaren or ferrari? it is bumpy and i heard that you need a lot of mechanical grip on this type of tracks. i know that ferrari was strong on tracks where you require aerodynamic grip.

mx_tifoso · Post 10 Oct 2007, 07:30

What is the exact topic of this thread? Is it about the Brazilian GP, or about how the points system has affected the WC position of the drivers and teams heading into Brazil?

kimi · Post 10 Oct 2007, 07:46

well i am also a bit confused about d objective of the topic..

@onon
brazil is a very bumpy track.d cars a lot of mechanical grip especially in sector 2,in which case mclaren r very strong,but comin 2 sector 1 n sector 3 ferrari will again be strong..but its yet 2 be seen who has dat extra bit of an advantage over d other..

HKS · Post 10 Oct 2007, 09:26

Guys I reckon the thread starter has come up with a wrong title

FLC · Post 10 Oct 2007, 10:31

Sorry guys, my intention was to show how the 4 top drivers and 2 top teams have got to where they are today, one race before the end of the system, and what would have happened had the FIA was using the old points system.
I thought it would be interesting to see, as already at the beginning people were complaining about how wins are not properly rewarded anymore and specifically how LH have managed to stay at the top although his wins came last.
Again, sorry about the confusion, I have changed the title.

modbaraban · Post 10 Oct 2007, 10:38

The original title was indeed appropriate and also more poetic I dare say...