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**blackjackiisre** · 11-18-2008, 10:22 PM

What would be wrong with that? To the victor the spoils I say.

Fair point I suppose.

However, the victor would not be the best performing driver but merely the driver that the team chooses at the beginning of the season.

Massa wouldn't have been in with a shout this year if the medals table was in operation.

For a start, Ferrari would have preferred the reigning WDC, Kimi. Even if they gave it 4 races to see how it shakes out then it would have been 2 wins to Kimi and 1 to Massa. When you can have the season tied up after the 10th race, you can't afford to let drivers race until they haven't got a chance of winning. You have to do it at the start.

We would have had FA as WDC last year and Kimi as champ this year instead of what have got.

11-18-2008, 10:22 PM	#28
blackjackiisre Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	What would be wrong with that? To the victor the spoils I say. Fair point I suppose. However, the victor would not be the best performing driver but merely the driver that the team chooses at the beginning of the season. Massa wouldn't have been in with a shout this year if the medals table was in operation. For a start, Ferrari would have preferred the reigning WDC, Kimi. Even if they gave it 4 races to see how it shakes out then it would have been 2 wins to Kimi and 1 to Massa. When you can have the season tied up after the 10th race, you can't afford to let drivers race until they haven't got a chance of winning. You have to do it at the start. We would have had FA as WDC last year and Kimi as champ this year instead of what have got.
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