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Hiya. I'm new here, just joined.
Please note: I am not talking about how the virus affect the schedules and events. I am not talking about which races is going to be cancelled or postponed to a later date, I am not talking about which races will be held behind closed doors. I'm sure there are plenty of threads about this on many other forums.
I'm talking about the World Driver's Championship standing. The points the drivers gets in order to win the championship, and how the cancel/postpone of few races will change that.
In the past few years (examples being 2017, 2018, and 2019) Lewis Hamilton had been able to build up a lead, usually around between 50 to 100 points ahead of whoever is in second place on the championship standings. Even if there was no COVID-19 virus, many people would believe Lewis could do it again in 2020, there could have been a chance that Lewis would be anywhere between 50 to 100 points ahead by around October/November.
But this year, a few of the races have been either cancelled or postponed, and F1 is expected to start in May. That means what?
A likelihood of not picking up between 75 to 100 points? Australian GP was said to be "cancelled" so a driver won't pick up 25 points. The next three (Bahrain, Vietnam, and China) were said to be "postponed" therefore could be rebooked for a later date or totally cancelled, that's 75 points in doubt. (This is assuming if Dutch GP and Spanish GP are going ahead.)
I figure maybe Lewis could manage to get to be only barely between 0 to 50 points ahead? Maybe either Bottas and Vettel could be very close on Lewis's heels? Could it be possible that either Bottas or Vettel (or even Leclerc or Verstappen) could be barely a couple of points behind or ahead of Lewis?
If you think of it this way, some years ago, the championship is not over until the last race, when the top two drivers may have a gap of a few points. Then in the past few years, Lewis won the championship with 2 or 3 or 4 races left to go. Do you guys think maybe this year, the outcome of the championship will depend on the last race?
I'm guessing the Championship standings will look like it's back in the 1990s-2000s. I'm guessing Lewis could get his 7th title, but the points would look too close between the first and second place drivers.
What are your options on what the Championship standings will be like? (Bear in mind 3 races are in doubt in addition to the 1 race already cancelled, therefore up to 100 points in doubt, could be up to 150 points assuming if Dutch and Spanish races are unsure.)
Many thanks.
Please note: I am not talking about how the virus affect the schedules and events. I am not talking about which races is going to be cancelled or postponed to a later date, I am not talking about which races will be held behind closed doors. I'm sure there are plenty of threads about this on many other forums.
I'm talking about the World Driver's Championship standing. The points the drivers gets in order to win the championship, and how the cancel/postpone of few races will change that.
In the past few years (examples being 2017, 2018, and 2019) Lewis Hamilton had been able to build up a lead, usually around between 50 to 100 points ahead of whoever is in second place on the championship standings. Even if there was no COVID-19 virus, many people would believe Lewis could do it again in 2020, there could have been a chance that Lewis would be anywhere between 50 to 100 points ahead by around October/November.
But this year, a few of the races have been either cancelled or postponed, and F1 is expected to start in May. That means what?
A likelihood of not picking up between 75 to 100 points? Australian GP was said to be "cancelled" so a driver won't pick up 25 points. The next three (Bahrain, Vietnam, and China) were said to be "postponed" therefore could be rebooked for a later date or totally cancelled, that's 75 points in doubt. (This is assuming if Dutch GP and Spanish GP are going ahead.)
I figure maybe Lewis could manage to get to be only barely between 0 to 50 points ahead? Maybe either Bottas and Vettel could be very close on Lewis's heels? Could it be possible that either Bottas or Vettel (or even Leclerc or Verstappen) could be barely a couple of points behind or ahead of Lewis?
If you think of it this way, some years ago, the championship is not over until the last race, when the top two drivers may have a gap of a few points. Then in the past few years, Lewis won the championship with 2 or 3 or 4 races left to go. Do you guys think maybe this year, the outcome of the championship will depend on the last race?
I'm guessing the Championship standings will look like it's back in the 1990s-2000s. I'm guessing Lewis could get his 7th title, but the points would look too close between the first and second place drivers.
What are your options on what the Championship standings will be like? (Bear in mind 3 races are in doubt in addition to the 1 race already cancelled, therefore up to 100 points in doubt, could be up to 150 points assuming if Dutch and Spanish races are unsure.)
Many thanks.
