Head To Head Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton

[teabagyokel]

Reliability notwithstanding, Rosberg has to win all three.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I can't imagine the amount of shit that hits the biggest fan in the world if Rosberg wins the WDC due to the double points at the last race.

 

[Brogan]

It would be a travesty whichever driver won the WDC due to double points.

Stupid gimmicky dumbing down pisses me right the fuck off.

 

[Bill Boddy]

Reliability notwithstanding, Rosberg has to win all three.

Actually he doesn't. If he gets two more second places then wins in Abu Dhabi with Hamilton not scoring then he will be WDC. Work it out.

 

[ATL11]

pendulum has swung

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Pendulums (or is it pendula?) can, by definition, swing both ways.

 

[ATL11]

Pendulums (or is it pendula?) can, by definition, swing both ways.

It's Monday morning, and yes I haven't thought about that one.

But in a alternate Universe were Steve Hawkins could explain, the Pendula/Pendulum is currently in a stationary transfixed position that is closer to the Universe of Hamilton that Rosberg, but yes that transfixed period could easily change...........

I was trying to find a better word than 'Transfixed', but it is Monday morning.

 

[teabagyokel]

Bill Boddy - I struggle to see how that happens without a reliability problem.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

ATL11 the question is, has the pendulum swung so far in Hamilton's direction that it's about to turn and start swinging back, or does it still have plenty of travel remaining on its Hamilton-bound trajectory?

Or is the anaolgy not that of a pendulum at all but more like a tug o' war, where the momentum gained by Hamilton makes it easier and easier for him to continue gaining ground and harder and harder for Rosberg to halt the slide and turn it back in his favour?

Or is it neither of these?

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Bill Boddy - I struggle to see how that happens without a reliability problem.

Maldonado?

 

[Brogan]

That's a (re)liability problem.

 

[The Pits]

Badum tshh

 

[Brogan]

Thank you!

I'm here all week (unfortunately for you lot).

 

[chris1981]

I'm willing to predict Rosberg winning the next 2, with Lewis getting a 2nd and 3rd after some sort of incident. That will, shock horror, very conveniently make the scores level for the final race....

 

[F1Yorkshire]

That's probably the best way to settle the double points issue. Winner takes all in the final race.

 

[FB]

If Lewis Hamilton doesn't win the drivers title this year the FIA need to look long and hard at the points system and and come up with something more sensible. I'm suggesting, as a first step, we drop double points at the final race!

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Hows your scoring system going FB?

 

[FB]

I'll update it tonight, just for you F1Yorkshire

 

[P1]

It would be a travesty whichever driver won the WDC due to double points.

Stupid gimmicky dumbing down pisses me right the **** off.

I agree with you on the general principle of the double points being stupid. However it wouldn't be a travesty if Lewis won it on double points.

Right now we are 9 wins for Hamilton, 4 for Rosberg and 3 for Ricciardo. This is with Rosberg having had slightly better luck than Lewis, and having taken Lewis out at Spa while going on to second himself.

Quite frankly if you look at the year's results, Nico's title attempt looks far more pathetic than the points standings suggest.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

That's as may be Batman, but I wouldn't mind betting that it wouldn't stop a sizeable number of people declaring for evermore that 'Hamilton only won the title in 2014 because double points were awarded for the final race', just as many continue to claim that he only won in 2008 because Glock slowed down for him at Interlagos.