- 27 Oct 08, 03:20#76259
I do tend to post exaggerations of my ideas.
Anyway, I'll elaborate a little more. Let's look at how drivers do and don't get points:
Great drivers fail to score points when their cars retire on them or someone punts them. They get less than 10 points when they are asked to move over for thier teammates(I'm not against that, that's a different discussion) or can't keep up with the car ahead which happens to be the class of the field and driven by an average driver, or get some kind of penalty. Great drivers also make the odd mistake.
Average drivers can collect lots of points(sometimes enough to win the title) by having teammates move over for them, or by benefitting from someone crashing, retiring for any reason, or gettting a penalty or a botched pit stop etc. Driving the best car in the field and crashing into your rival are also 2 ways to get points regardless of your skill level.
Yes a great driver can overcome these obstacles and have the most points at the end, even in the 2nd or 3rd best car. There's no question Lauda did that and so did Senna. I don't really think it happens all that often.
Let's keep in mind it's difficult to compare Lauda's .5 point title to the present day since the complexion of the sport was so different then and the way cars were compared was by a totally different table of criteria and not to mention the completely different set of technical regs etc. The difference between the cars was so different then.
I guess what I'm trying to say and of course everyone here knows it, getting alot of points is not the same thing as being the best driver.
Oh and Brads rule!
Anyway, I'll elaborate a little more. Let's look at how drivers do and don't get points:
Great drivers fail to score points when their cars retire on them or someone punts them. They get less than 10 points when they are asked to move over for thier teammates(I'm not against that, that's a different discussion) or can't keep up with the car ahead which happens to be the class of the field and driven by an average driver, or get some kind of penalty. Great drivers also make the odd mistake.
Average drivers can collect lots of points(sometimes enough to win the title) by having teammates move over for them, or by benefitting from someone crashing, retiring for any reason, or gettting a penalty or a botched pit stop etc. Driving the best car in the field and crashing into your rival are also 2 ways to get points regardless of your skill level.
Yes a great driver can overcome these obstacles and have the most points at the end, even in the 2nd or 3rd best car. There's no question Lauda did that and so did Senna. I don't really think it happens all that often.
Let's keep in mind it's difficult to compare Lauda's .5 point title to the present day since the complexion of the sport was so different then and the way cars were compared was by a totally different table of criteria and not to mention the completely different set of technical regs etc. The difference between the cars was so different then.
I guess what I'm trying to say and of course everyone here knows it, getting alot of points is not the same thing as being the best driver.
Oh and Brads rule!
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