Teams with 1-2 score at first race of the season

[raceman]

A team has started 1-2 in the first race of the World Championship and has gone on to win both the championships of that particular year - at least statistics say that!

e.g.,

In 2009, Brawn started with a 1-2 and won both championships.
In 2004, Ferrari started with a 1-2 and won both championships.
In 2000, Ferrari started with a 1-2 and won both championships.
In 1998, McLaren started with a 1-2 and won both championships.
In 1996, Williams started with a 1-2 and won both championships.
In 1992, Williams started with a 1-2 and won both championships.


Will the trend continue??

[donskar]

I voted YES with my heart, not my head. Ferrari has a very tough road ahead of it. We face the possibility of a sort of contradiction -- a season that could be very close -- yet very boring.

[DaveKillens]

It's logical that any team capable of finishing 1 - 2 on the first race is one of the strong contenders. And with the new points system, the gap is even larger than in the past. This new points system is so different that it difficult to completely figure out at a glance. Last year, under the same winning scenario Ferrari would have 18 points. But today, it's 43.

But as I examined the list of teams that have done this, it is obvious that the cars of each year were superior to their competition. The Ferraris of 2000 and 2004 had no opposition.

But in all honesty, if it wasn't for one faulty spark plug, this thread wouldn't exist. So although both Ferraris rightly deserve the recognition of their accomplishments, it has to be tempered with the fact that they definitely do not own the exclusive rights to being decidely superior to their opponents. There are teams out there who will challenge Ferrari.

We face the possibility of a sort of contradiction -- a season that could be very close -- yet very boring.

Sadly, this appears to the future. The action on track will be endless processions, and the "exciting" part will be examining where each team and individual stand in the points. Formula One has reached the point where qualifying is more interesting and exciting than race day.

[Roland Ehnström]

This new points system is so different that it difficult to completely figure out at a glance.

Not really. Just divide all points by 2.5, and you get pretty much the same points system as before:

1st: 25 / 2.5 = 10 (used to be 10)
2nd: 18 / 2.5 = 7.2 (used to be 8)
3rd: 15 / 2.5 = 6 (used to be 6)
4th: 12 / 2.5 = 4.8 (used to be 5)
5th: 10 / 2.5 = 4 (used to be 4)
6th: 8 / 2.5 = 3.2 (used to be 3)
7th: 6 / 2.5 = 2.4 (used to be 2)
8th: 4 / 2.5 = 1.6 (used to be 1)
9th: 2 / 2.5 = 0.8 (used to be 0)
10th: 1 / 2.5 = 0.4 (used to be 0)
Total: 101 / 2.5 = 40.4 (used to be 39)

Just two important changes: 2nd place now gives just over 7 points instead of 8, and 9th and 10th place score some very minor points.

By the way, because a 2nd place finish is now worth relatively less than before, a 1-2 is now also worth slightly less than before. For a 1-2 you used to get 18 of the 39 points awarded from the race (46.2%), now you get 43 out of 101 points (42.6%).

[Mr Alcatraz]

I voted YES with my heart, not my head. Ferrari has a very tough road ahead of it. We face the possibility of a sort of contradiction -- a season that could be very close -- yet very boring.

I also voted yes with my heart, and my head! At least that is what my head is telling me.
I really think Ferrari are going to at the pointy end all season. Combined with a powerhouse of a pilot duo,
their hefty haul at Bahrain may merely have been the first salvo (of many) fired by The Scuds!
But I could be wrong!

[raceman]

I wish to withdraw this thread!

[andrew]

Of course it will. But it is just oure coincidence that a 1-2 finish at the start of the season will be from the winning team. Unless there is some huge conspirocy....