Sometimes a comment from another contributor sparks me to look at some statistic and it was just such a thing from F1Yorkshire, about unpredictability, that got me looking at the last 30 years of the Drivers Championship.
I think we are all too hasty to write F1 off simply because this season hasn't been that great (unless you're a Vettel fan - but even then it has been pretty bland). There will be huge rule changes next season and who knows what will happen. Last time there were similar upheavals a "journey man" called Jenson Button swept all before him as he finally had a car to match his driving ability. Somehow I just don't think 2014 will as dominant for Red Bull as 2013 has been.
- Since 1983 there have been 14 different World Champions so a 1 in 2 chance of different WDC.
- On 14 occasions the title has been decided in the last race of the year (1 in 2 again)
- 6 drivers titles were decided in the last but one race so only 10 years where you could suggest total dominance by any one driver.
- Of the 14 drivers to win they have been driving for 7 different teams (that's getting a bit predictable)
- There have been 7 single WDC winners, so the rest were multiple winners. (Well, Durr!)
- 7 drivers have won consecutive, or multiple consecutive, titles.
I think we are all too hasty to write F1 off simply because this season hasn't been that great (unless you're a Vettel fan - but even then it has been pretty bland). There will be huge rule changes next season and who knows what will happen. Last time there were similar upheavals a "journey man" called Jenson Button swept all before him as he finally had a car to match his driving ability. Somehow I just don't think 2014 will as dominant for Red Bull as 2013 has been.