Mercedes.

And a M.Walker moment - Hamilton had his helmet kissed :mrgreen:
 
r.bartlett said:
Brigadier said:
Double points is a **** state of affairs, really - bloke could win half of the races in the season, and still lose to the bloke who won a quarter of them. Stupid.
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no worse than the play offs in football and rugby.
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I never argued otherwise.

Both detract from it being an actual competition - advertising vehicle yes, but competition, less so.
 
Whew ! Thankfully 'the lads' swapped the cars just prior to start time ! :D :D
Lewis knew that second on the grid placed his tyres on a very hot sunny part of the track, sticky tyre job- first place was in the shade - cooler track.

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Brigadier said:
r.bartlett said:
Brigadier said:
Double points is a **** state of affairs, really - bloke could win half of the races in the season, and still lose to the bloke who won a quarter of them. Stupid.
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no worse than the play offs in football and rugby.
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I never argued otherwise.

Both detract from it being an actual competition - advertising vehicle yes, but competition, less so.
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and I never argued you did.

All sports are manipulated to promote excitement induced or otherwise. Once money esp big money) enters any game it becomes a professional business. Motor racing is no more or no less affected.

However the double points were introduced at the start of the season to help promote a end of season finale rather than a season with 3 dead rubbers. Remember the promoters only make money from the gate and if there is no point in turning up as the season was done and dusted weeks before it may seem unfair against -say- Silverstone which is always mid season.

Never as simple as it would first appear.
 
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