So in these times of unpredicatable Formula One there is only one place to turn to try and find the the answers, not the stars, but the stats. Surely if anything can clear up this unpredicatability its the good old reliable statstics right? Hmmmm.
The stat most often wielded out in F1 is that the winner of the first Grand Prix usually ends up winning the World Championship. Great news for Jenson Button right? Well yes apart from that stat doesn't appear to aply if your British as I'm sure Nigel Mansell (89), Eddie Irvine(99) and David Coulthard (97 and 03) will be quick to tell him so Jenson better hold his horses on that one. Chuck in the fact that no Englishmen has won more than one world title during his F1 career since Graham Hill in 1968 and you'd say Jenson has reason not to believe.
What about Fernando Alonso? Can he find any solace in the stats? Well not really. If he was to become World Champion this year he would be the first man since Graham Hill in 1968 to race 5 season between titles. The fact is only Graham Hill and Jack Brabham have ever done that so again things aren't in favour for Alonso.
Sebastian Vettel - the record breaker - surely he's everyone's favourite right? I'm afraid statistics say he's up against it as if he claimed the title this year he would be the first driver in history to win his first 3 titles in a row. Not even the likes of Schumie and Fangio managed that.
How about our consistant none winners so far this season? What are the chances of them swooping in for the title? Well you have to say the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi have it stacked against them as in the last 32 years only twice has a driver won the world championship that has not taken a victory in the first 5 races. Nelson Piquet in 1987 who waited until round 8 to take his first win and of course Keke Rosberg in 1982 with his win in round 14
What about our most recent winner Pastor Maldonado? He says he's ready and equipt for a title challenge and with the stat of 15 of the last 20 Spanish Grand Prix winners going on to take the title there on his side right? Wrong! Their are only 2 World Champions in the entire history of the sport who have won their first Grand Prix in the same season they became champion one of them is Farina because it was the first Championship ever and the other is Keke Rosberg from that much mentioned year of 1982.
Which leaves us with Nico Rosberg. 30 years since his dad won the title and just like 30 years ago we have an open season. His Dad won his first Grand Prix the same year he won the title maybe the stats don't point to it but the fates might.
Whatever happens for the rest of this F1 Season someone somewhere will pull off something unusual so just 5 races in we already know this is a season that will have the stats guys recalculating thier figures.
The stat most often wielded out in F1 is that the winner of the first Grand Prix usually ends up winning the World Championship. Great news for Jenson Button right? Well yes apart from that stat doesn't appear to aply if your British as I'm sure Nigel Mansell (89), Eddie Irvine(99) and David Coulthard (97 and 03) will be quick to tell him so Jenson better hold his horses on that one. Chuck in the fact that no Englishmen has won more than one world title during his F1 career since Graham Hill in 1968 and you'd say Jenson has reason not to believe.
What about Fernando Alonso? Can he find any solace in the stats? Well not really. If he was to become World Champion this year he would be the first man since Graham Hill in 1968 to race 5 season between titles. The fact is only Graham Hill and Jack Brabham have ever done that so again things aren't in favour for Alonso.
Sebastian Vettel - the record breaker - surely he's everyone's favourite right? I'm afraid statistics say he's up against it as if he claimed the title this year he would be the first driver in history to win his first 3 titles in a row. Not even the likes of Schumie and Fangio managed that.
How about our consistant none winners so far this season? What are the chances of them swooping in for the title? Well you have to say the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi have it stacked against them as in the last 32 years only twice has a driver won the world championship that has not taken a victory in the first 5 races. Nelson Piquet in 1987 who waited until round 8 to take his first win and of course Keke Rosberg in 1982 with his win in round 14
What about our most recent winner Pastor Maldonado? He says he's ready and equipt for a title challenge and with the stat of 15 of the last 20 Spanish Grand Prix winners going on to take the title there on his side right? Wrong! Their are only 2 World Champions in the entire history of the sport who have won their first Grand Prix in the same season they became champion one of them is Farina because it was the first Championship ever and the other is Keke Rosberg from that much mentioned year of 1982.
Which leaves us with Nico Rosberg. 30 years since his dad won the title and just like 30 years ago we have an open season. His Dad won his first Grand Prix the same year he won the title maybe the stats don't point to it but the fates might.
Whatever happens for the rest of this F1 Season someone somewhere will pull off something unusual so just 5 races in we already know this is a season that will have the stats guys recalculating thier figures.
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) and they also took their share of victories throughout the year, at the end failing in their attempt to win the drivers championship due mainly to the drivers taking points from each other without anestablished #1 driver, so we should see Hamilton at the top of the podium a few times and for them to win the constructors crown.
