I have read a lot of comments on here and elsewhere about how the WDC is worthless this season due to the superiority of the Mercedes package.
However, it has more often than not been the case though that each season there is a dominant car, so one would have to question why that particular view is being touted only now.
In 2009 it was the Brawn, until the rest of the field caught up mid-season.
From 2011 to 2013 it was the Red Bull, in the hands of Vettel.
Granted, the Mercedes has been very dominant over the entire season, but that is due to the fact that the performance differential comes mainly from the engine, on which there is a development freeze.
No amount of aero tweaking is going to make up that sort of deficit, especially considering Mercedes are also free to tweak their aero as the season progresses.
It's not really that different to what we saw last season, with Vettel winning 13 races, including the last 9 in a row.
I don't recall reading comments from the same posters how that WDC was worthless due to the superiority of the Red Bull though.
If anything, it's a lesser achievement than this season's due to the fact that Vettel was completely unchallenged.
To put it in perspective, Vettel finished 155 points clear of Alonso in second place and 198 points clear of his team mate, who barely had half of Vettel's points total.
Hamilton and Rosberg are just 17 points apart going into the final race; one second place finish.
Rather than the 2014 WDC being worthless due to the superiority of the Mercedes, I would say it will actually have been more hard fought than recent seasons.
Both Mercedes drivers have led the standings at some point, both have won races, both have qualified on pole and either one could win it at the last race.
The ridiculous double points rule notwithstanding, whichever driver wins the WDC this year will have thoroughly deserved it.
It is often said in F1 the first person you have to beat is your team mate and that has been perfectly exemplified this season.
However, it has more often than not been the case though that each season there is a dominant car, so one would have to question why that particular view is being touted only now.
In 2009 it was the Brawn, until the rest of the field caught up mid-season.
From 2011 to 2013 it was the Red Bull, in the hands of Vettel.
Granted, the Mercedes has been very dominant over the entire season, but that is due to the fact that the performance differential comes mainly from the engine, on which there is a development freeze.
No amount of aero tweaking is going to make up that sort of deficit, especially considering Mercedes are also free to tweak their aero as the season progresses.
It's not really that different to what we saw last season, with Vettel winning 13 races, including the last 9 in a row.
I don't recall reading comments from the same posters how that WDC was worthless due to the superiority of the Red Bull though.
If anything, it's a lesser achievement than this season's due to the fact that Vettel was completely unchallenged.
To put it in perspective, Vettel finished 155 points clear of Alonso in second place and 198 points clear of his team mate, who barely had half of Vettel's points total.
Hamilton and Rosberg are just 17 points apart going into the final race; one second place finish.
Rather than the 2014 WDC being worthless due to the superiority of the Mercedes, I would say it will actually have been more hard fought than recent seasons.
Both Mercedes drivers have led the standings at some point, both have won races, both have qualified on pole and either one could win it at the last race.
The ridiculous double points rule notwithstanding, whichever driver wins the WDC this year will have thoroughly deserved it.
It is often said in F1 the first person you have to beat is your team mate and that has been perfectly exemplified this season.
