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  1. VetteIfan said:
    This last race is all about double points. Why am I not surprised they had to implement this dumbass rule when a few months later Lewis is on the verge of winning another WDC... 
    Given that the double points rule was at least partially brought about by not wanting to see another Vettel walkover, wouldn't it be the ultimate irony if it cost the the driver who moaned about it the most (i.e Hamilton) the WDC this season :p
    I thought Alonso was the #1 moaner back then... ok, he did it in a less obvious way.

  2. Britpoint said:
    Nico beating Lewis in Brazil was probably the best thing for the championship, because it makes a result only won by double points much less likely

    Well, without double points Lewis would only need to finish 6th. Now he has to finish 2nd at worst if Nico wins.

    This last race is all about double points. Why am I not surprised they had to implement this dumbass rule when a few months later Lewis is on the verge of winning another WDC...

  3. Really double points won't change entirely too much now if Hamilton retires in Abu Dhabi. Because if Hamilton retires and Rosberg finishes either first or second he would have won the WDC with or without double points. Granted double points does come into play for other reason. But regardless Lewis wouldn't have been WDC a today with or without double points. 
    Bit then there's the fact that Lewis has had more unforced troubles in quali and the races aswell. 3 vs 2 DNF's, 2 vs 0 times when he had to start from the very back.

    No matter what happens, Lewis Hamilton is the only deserving WDC 2014 in my opinion ( I know that this counts for nothing). If you win 10 races in one season and come back from all the crap that happened to you, you have earned the title.
    But that's racing. If you fall out of races due to the car and another driver capitalizes on those, these results are going to happen. That doesn't make Nico any less of a world champion at the end of the day. It doesn't matter who deserves it more because you don't score points on whether or not you deserved it in any sport... Ever.
    We gonna have to agree to disagree.

    Imo, it makes Nico a much less deserving champion. I know it doesn't matter as for points tho, that's for sure.

  4. Really double points won't change entirely too much now if Hamilton retires in Abu Dhabi. Because if Hamilton retires and Rosberg finishes either first or second he would have won the WDC with or without double points. Granted double points does come into play for other reason. But regardless Lewis wouldn't have been WDC a today with or without double points. 
    Bit then there's the fact that Lewis has had more unforced troubles in quali and the races aswell. 3 vs 2 DNF's, 2 vs 0 times when he had to start from the very back.

    No matter what happens, Lewis Hamilton is the only deserving WDC 2014 in my opinion ( I know that this counts for nothing). If you win 10 races in one season and come back from all the crap that happened to you, you have earned the title.

  5. VetteIfan said:
    Pretty sure I addresses the avatar issue in the US GP thread. Nothing is happening "pronto". Nothing's happening until the season ends :p

    In fact I said in my initial post back whenever it was that I'd upload it for "the whole of next season", which means I shouldn't have to upload it till March. But I get the feeling that would upset people, so I'll settle on end of this season. 
    Fair play, as long as you stick to that.

    Quoted to have substantial evidence. Not that I hadn't made a screenshot from your first promise and copied it on every external HDD I've got (and the one in my actual notebook). ;)

  6. VetteIfan said:
    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.

    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.

    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.

    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.

    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.

    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.

    I'm trying to switch topic so people won't ask for a new avatar.









  7. VetteIfan said:
    Anyway, back to today, interesting fact of the day - today Vettel was officially beaten by Ricciardo this season, meaning Bottas is now the only multi-year driver who's never been beaten by a teammate. 
    .... meaning you Sir need to change your avatar pronto. And it better be one with Hamilton only, so you can't semi-cheat your way out of it by including another driver (preferably Vettel). :P

  8. Rossi was simply better than Lorenzo this season, so fully deserves to finish ahead of him in the standings.

    After 2013, I never thought Vale would be able to come back like this anymore. Amazing, considering his age. He seems to have re-invented himself over the winter.

  9. VetteIfan said:
    No surprises here, Michael Schumacher at the 2004 Australian Grand Prix, led every session, fastest lap, won the race, led every lap
    Every session apart from the 1st qualifying session  :p
    Haha, well spotted. I'm actually quite intrigued now to know if anyone's ever done it. The closest Vettel got last year was India, where he topped every session except Q1. I'm thinking him or Schumacher are the most likely to have achieved it. Maybe even Button in his 2009 season. 
    I think I've found one? 1998 Brazilian GP. Mika Häkkinen. Lead everything.
    Considering both McLaren's lapped the rest of the grid (maybe except for Schumi) that race, not surprising. :p

  10. That's a bit of a cheap argument Seb regarding wonderful charities. There are way bigger and less deserving flows of money within F1 that could be instead used for more important purposes. Like who says drivers really need to earn 20+ M per season (I'm saying that, knowing that Lewis gets paid just as much too), or why does Ferrari need to get an extra amount of money every year just because of being Ferrari?

    Compared to this, the money Caterham are hoping for can only be considered as peanuts. And: There is no pressure on those paying, because Caterham are just hoping to get money. There is no contract saying that people need to spend money on Caterham.

    If you tell Ferrari to eff off regarding their extra-money or if you tell a driver like Hamilton, Alonso to settle for 10 M, things are going to get nasty, so the amount of pressure is very high in this respect.
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