Re: 100 Career Points Milestone

"AC" <xxx@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Question. Where would Alonso have been in the points, relative to Hamilton, if the
points were 10-6-4-3-2-1, at the time Alonso first started being upperty?

Not quite what you asked, but the current situation with 10-6-4-3-2-1
would be

Hamilton 87 (-20)
Alonso 75 (-20)
Räikkönen 73 (-17)
Massa 62 (-18)
Heidfeld 32 (-24)

etc.

I 'think' that before Hungary they would have been level with 56 points
each.

The new system gives more to the p2, p3 etc. This means that a 'perfect' No2 driver
will be closer to the No1 driver than before. They could run 1-2 for 5 races,
giving 50 and 40 points. Race 6 and the No1 driver breaks the car. Bang, its 50 -
50 in the points. Suddenly the advantage is completely gone. Before that wouldnt
have happened.

Cant help wondering if Alonso might have faired better under the old points system.
Hamilton have benefited from it. Perhaps some of his frustration is a symptom of
the closer points system.

Complete rubbish, or something in it?

AC





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