Lewis vs Nico (under previous points systems!)

[456GT]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/12/15/do...

Not sure which points system was the 'fairest' but I like the idea of only taking a driver's best finishes.

[sparta6]

These journalists must be exceedingly bored and quite desperate.

[The Moose]

I didn't see mention of the double points for the last race joke that was around a few years ago...

[Vaud]

sparta6 said:

These journalists must be exceedingly bored and quite desperate.

Probably copied from someone on a forum as well...

[MarkwG]

More pointless column inches: ignores that both drivers would behave differently were the implications of the results different. If Rosberg needed to win the final race, rather than just make sure he wasn't too far behind Hamilton, both would have developed other strategies.

[heebeegeetee]

456GT said:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/12/15/do...

Not sure which points system was the 'fairest' but I like the idea of only taking a driver's best finishes.

I think it was Hammy's failure to make enough best starts that did him.

[ukaskew]

MarkwG said:

More pointless column inches: ignores that both drivers would behave differently were the implications of the results different.

This always drives me mad. If you go back and make any significant change the future wouldn't stay as it was, everything has a knock on effect. "If Hamilton hadn't had that engine failure...", if he hadn't had that engine failure, every single race after would have potentially played out differently in one way or another. Has nobody watched Back to the Future?!

F1 journos trying to justify their existence in the quietest month of the year?

[37chevy]

heebeegeetee said:

I think it was Hammy's failure to make enough best starts that did him.

that and the mechanical faliures.....people forget that nico had a few stinkers off the start

[CanAm]

And they seem to think there was only one points system prior to 1981.

[KevinCamaroSS]

heebeegeetee said:

I think it was Hammy's failure to make enough best starts that did him.

Both made some poor starts, Mercedes did say there was an issue with the clutch. The biggest single item was Malaysia, this caused a 28 point swing in Rosberg's favour.

[thegreenhell]

Yay, a new thread to post the same old st in!

[S0 What]

FFS Lewis lost Nico won LET IT GO FOR FECK SAKE !
who cares what would have, might have happened, if, ect, ect, 2017 is next 2016 is sooo last year.

[LDN]

ukaskew said:

MarkwG said:

More pointless column inches: ignores that both drivers would behave differently were the implications of the results different.

...everything has a knock on effect... Has nobody watched Back to the Future?!

so true!

[NRS]

S0 What said:

FFS Lewis lost Nico won LET IT GO FOR FECK SAKE !
who cares what would have, might have happened, if, ect, ect, 2017 is next 2016 is sooo last year.

I predict Hamilton will end up with more wins than Rosberg next year.

[paua]

NRS said:

I predict Hamilton will end up with more wins than Rosberg next year.

What sort of odds have you been offered by your bookie? lol