Medals System Update

[teabagyokel]

On 28th November 2008, I posted the winners of the WDC under Bernie's medals system. And here they are:

HISTORICAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BY THIS METHOD:

1950: Farina
1951: Fangio
1952: Ascari
1953: Ascari
1954: Fangio
1955: Fangio
1956: Fangio
1957: Fangio
1958: Moss
1959: Moss
1960: Brabham
1961: Hill, P
1962: Hill, G
1963: Clark
1964: Clark
1965: Clark
1966: Brabham
1967: Clark
1968: Hill, G
1969: Stewart
1970: Rindt
1971: Stewart
1972: Fittipaldi
1973: Stewart
1974: Fittipaldi
1975: Lauda
1976: Hunt
1977: Andretti
1978: Andretti
1979: Jones
1980: Jones
1981: Prost
1982: Pironi(Trust me on this one, its a serious nightmare!)
1983: Prost
1984: Prost
1985: Prost
1986: Mansell
1987: Mansell
1988: Senna
1989: Senna
1990: Senna
1991: Senna
1992: Mansell
1993: Prost
1994: Schumacher, M
1995: Schumacher, M
1996: Hill, D
1997: Villeneuve, J
1998: Hakkinen
1999: Hakkinen
2000: Schumacher, M
2001: Schumacher, M
2002: Schumacher, M
2003: Schumacher, M
2004: Schumacher, M
2005: Alonso
2006: Alonso
2007: Raikkonen
2008: Massa

Just to update, the last two winners are:
2009: Button
2010: Vettel (on 4th places)
Though the medal system has been disowned, thought I'd just show the results continuing!

 

[Fenderman]

Yup, regardless of how one views the outcome of Spa 2008 and other dodgy decisions I think that season alone best illustrates the problem with the medals system. The championship is, I think, even more succeptible to being decided in the Stewards room. On the other hand 2007 had its share of controversy as well.

Oh, I don't know, I just don't like medals. I mean, it's the whole Bling thing. Tacky.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

The big winners in the medal system are the 3 M's; Moss, Mansell and Massa. Also Clark would have won more under this system.

One of the big losers is Hamilton, the other is Lauda.

90% of the time the driver who dominates is going to win no matter on the system used. A medal system would not allow for the close seasons like last year.

 

[teabagyokel]

One of the big losers is Hamilton, the other is Lauda.

The biggest loser is Nelson Piquet!

90% of the time the driver who dominates is going to win no matter on the system used. A medal system would not allow for the close seasons like last year.

That is absolutely not true. I do not support the medals system; but last year Vettel edged Alonso out on number of 4th positions. Thus we'd be in the same situation in Abu Dhabi vis-á-vis Vettel and Alonso: Alonso needing to finish 4th or better if Vettel won.

I've coloured the differences red to make them clear in a quote box.

 

[FB]

The biggest loser is Nelson Piquet!

And I don't begrudge Nelson any of his titles, which shows what a load of cock and bull the medal system idea was. Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost might take issue with me though.

 

[MCLS]

Massa and Moss might as well

 

[snowy]

I disapprove of the Medal System so much it is actually causing me physical discomfort to feel so pleased for Nigel and Sterling.