Nothing like running some stats at lunch time in the office on a Thursday...
Ran a comparison of this years title battles based upon the last five points scoring systems AND Bernie's Olympic Dream... the Gold / Silver / Bronze method...
2010 => Win = 25 (points pay out to 10th): All Results
2003 to 2009 Win = 10 (points pay out to 8th): All Results
1991 to 2002 Win = 10 (points pay out to 6th): All Results
1981 to 1984 Win = 9 (points pay out to 6th): All Results
1985 to 1990 Win = 9 (points pay out to 6th): Best 14 (qv of Best 11/16)
Four tables:
* Points per Driver and WDC position
* Point per Constructor and WDC position
* Comparison by Driver of WDC position
* Comparison by Constructor of WDC position
(have colour coded the top 6 positions... and the drivers / constructors who scored the big oh under each alternate points scenario)
Simple take away... the redoubtable Jenson Button would have been the biggest beneficiary of some of the alternate points scenario's... and Kimi would have rather I just left him alone as he would lose out the most...
For mine... finishing 10th and scoring points in a field of 22 or 24 just doesn't feel right... as a Driver... it seems a lot like schools nowadays... everyone gets an award for turning up and breathing...
For Constructors and sharing the spoils... I am not averse to a 1 thru 10 points payout... otherwise some teams would get obliterated without some extra financial assistance..
Anyhoo... data...
[edit - 1991-2002 method... LH & JB equal points, but LH more wins... LH = 3; JB = 4]
Ran a comparison of this years title battles based upon the last five points scoring systems AND Bernie's Olympic Dream... the Gold / Silver / Bronze method...
2010 => Win = 25 (points pay out to 10th): All Results
2003 to 2009 Win = 10 (points pay out to 8th): All Results
1991 to 2002 Win = 10 (points pay out to 6th): All Results
1981 to 1984 Win = 9 (points pay out to 6th): All Results
1985 to 1990 Win = 9 (points pay out to 6th): Best 14 (qv of Best 11/16)
Four tables:
* Points per Driver and WDC position
* Point per Constructor and WDC position
* Comparison by Driver of WDC position
* Comparison by Constructor of WDC position
(have colour coded the top 6 positions... and the drivers / constructors who scored the big oh under each alternate points scenario)
Simple take away... the redoubtable Jenson Button would have been the biggest beneficiary of some of the alternate points scenario's... and Kimi would have rather I just left him alone as he would lose out the most...
For mine... finishing 10th and scoring points in a field of 22 or 24 just doesn't feel right... as a Driver... it seems a lot like schools nowadays... everyone gets an award for turning up and breathing...
For Constructors and sharing the spoils... I am not averse to a 1 thru 10 points payout... otherwise some teams would get obliterated without some extra financial assistance..
Anyhoo... data...
[edit - 1991-2002 method... LH & JB equal points, but LH more wins... LH = 3; JB = 4]