Ciro Pabón wrote:If the white cars were red and instead of Button the name were Schumacher, I would confuse this championship with the 2004 one...
Interesting the resurrection of Ferrari... on a track low on downforce. Will it continue? Perhaps they will start to beat Brawn if they can put together the aerodynamic package. I think that "gripwise" Ferrari is the best. On the other hand, have you seen the inverted keel design of Brawn for the rear suspension? Notable.
+1 A perceptive and VERY SAD commentary on this season.Miguel wrote:I'm sorry, but I feel only Ferrari may mount a credible threat against Brawn. It's clear to me that once (if) other teams catch Brawn pacewise, they will favour the faster driver with a good car and the one with most points (Button), but I can't see any team other than Ferrari winning this year on sheer pace. 100 points should be enough to be world champion, and Button only needs 50 points in 12 races. Compare that to the 90 that Alonso, Hamilton or the Ferrari drivers need. And then factor in current car pace.
I may have to eat my words once the RBR DDD proves its worth in Turkey, but it seems to me that Ferrari is closer to Brawn right now.
What point has been proven? With a 16 point lead over Rubans if Rubans won the next 7 races in a row with JB finishing 2nd JB would still be leading the WDC by 2 points even though Rubans would have 2 more wins... Nothing has been proven about anything.Metar wrote:Another race or two and FOTA can tell Button to throttle down, having proven their point about a win-based system.
That the title could be totally over just over half distance through the season.ISLAMATRON wrote:What point has been proven?
And so it would be with the points as well, If a driver wins all of the first half races he wins the WDC with points or "gold medals", and he certainly deserves it... what is so hard to understand? The only difference is that while in a tight championship the points system as it stands is decided by DNF's whereas in the same tight championship the "Gold medals" system puts the emphasis on wins.kilcoo316 wrote:That the title could be totally over just over half distance through the season.ISLAMATRON wrote:What point has been proven?
Metar wrote:Tron, we all remember you're a diehard supporter of win-biased systems. So much virtual blood and sweat was put into it, why argue it again?
And no, under a points system, the other driver can be exactly 18 points behind halfway through the championship. That's far closer than requiring a perfect win from another driver to beat 1st place.