If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?

If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335618

By mnmracer - 21 Nov 12, 10:34

- 21 Nov 12, 10:34#335618

Consider the following scenario in Brazil.

It's lap 60 with just 10 laps to go.
Lewis is in the lead, with Felipe on his tail. Jenson is 3rd 15 seconds behind and Fernando a distant 4th. Sebastian is out.
If they were to finish like this, Ferrari would pick up 30 points, and finish 2nd in the constructor's championship with 397 points, with McLaren picking up 40 points to finish 3rd with 393 points.
Alonso, who needs third, loses the championship though.

If Ferrari tells Felipe to drop back, McLaren's 1-2 finish will bring their total in the WCC to 396 points, taking 2nd place, with Ferrari's 3-4 finish bringing their total to 394 points for 3rd place in the constructor's championship.

What will Ferrari do? Go for 2nd in the constructor's championship but losing Alonso the driver's title, or drop to 3rd in constructor's championship but with the driver's championship for Alonso?

The less intelligent observers say anyone could do it in that car.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335619

By LRW - 21 Nov 12, 10:40

- 21 Nov 12, 10:40#335619

Surely go for the WDC?

(apart from the €€€€) would they really care about 2nd/3rd...? But to have the WDC driving for them next year, with the No.1 on their car....?

Id say it was a no brainer.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335620

By bud - 21 Nov 12, 10:43

- 21 Nov 12, 10:43#335620

If they cared about the 2nd spot in the WCC they wouldn't have hindered Felipe in the US.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335624

By What's Burning? - 21 Nov 12, 10:54

- 21 Nov 12, 10:54#335624

I think "win 2nd in constructor's championship" is an oxymoron.

Ferrari would still make more than Mclaren by coming in third place, because after all they're special and get paid simply for showing up to the grid. Actually Ferrari would make more money thank the bottom eight or so constructors even if they finished the WCC in last place.

"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335662

By LewEngBridewell - 21 Nov 12, 13:43

- 21 Nov 12, 13:43#335662

Ferrari will no doubt get more than RBR this season.

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
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Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335675

By spankyham - 21 Nov 12, 15:17

- 21 Nov 12, 15:17#335675

This is a no brainer, one way they win a championship the other they don't.

"He was the fastest driver I ever saw - faster even than Fangio"
________________________- Mike Hawthorn on Alberto Ascari

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335681

By f1ea - 21 Nov 12, 16:05

- 21 Nov 12, 16:05#335681

This is a no brainer, one way they win a championship the other they don't.

Came out fighting indeed.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335682

By racechick - 21 Nov 12, 16:33

- 21 Nov 12, 16:33#335682

No contest. Drivers. I think if it came to winning WDC or WCC they'd chose drivers as well, pretty sure they would. For all the talk that this is a team sport, it's the WDC that is the most prestigious crown.

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Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335691

By stonemonkey - 21 Nov 12, 17:34

- 21 Nov 12, 17:34#335691

If it was a choice in winning either one of the championships I could understand the question but to give up winning one championship to finish 2nd in both isn't something to consider.

Can you imagine Alonsos face if they did though?

To use my phone in the car I deleted all my German contacts, it's now Hans free.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335702

By mnmracer - 21 Nov 12, 20:26

- 21 Nov 12, 20:26#335702

The less intelligent observers say anyone could do it in that car.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335735

By LewEngBridewell - 21 Nov 12, 23:08

- 21 Nov 12, 23:08#335735

No contest. Drivers. I think if it came to winning WDC or WCC they'd chose drivers as well, pretty sure they would. For all the talk that this is a team sport, it's the WDC that is the most prestigious crown.

That does seem to be the case, especially for the fans, but I follow both championships very closely. In fact, I actually think I pay more attention to the team championship. However, that is coming from a person who's always supported teams rather than drivers.

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
Fantasy F1 Team = Bridewell Palace Racing

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335737

By What's Burning? - 21 Nov 12, 23:10

- 21 Nov 12, 23:10#335737

who is the solitary vote?

"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335762

By mnmracer - 22 Nov 12, 09:07

- 22 Nov 12, 09:07#335762

Me

I don't know, I can just imagine that if Alonso again underperforms to Massa, and now they would actually lose the WCC as well, they might just get fed up with him. Maybe it's also more of a wish for Massa to keep what he deserves; he's had to deal with enough crap.

The less intelligent observers say anyone could do it in that car.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335782

By f1ea - 22 Nov 12, 16:39

- 22 Nov 12, 16:39#335782

Came out fighting indeed.

Re: If it comes down to it, will Ferrari go for WDC or WCC?#335785

By geetface9 - 22 Nov 12, 17:25

- 22 Nov 12, 17:25#335785

^

Not bad for a #2 driver

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