- 10 Oct 06, 17:10#2581
Hi,
I'm new here and i wanted to share a couple of thoughts.
First of all, congrats to Renault for winning in Japan and probably clinching both titles.
I'm not sure i entirely understand why Schuey publicly conceded the driver's crown. I'd say i'm about 99% sure Alonso will be champion and about 90% sure renault will win the constructors.
But let's imagine that towards the end of the Brazilian GP, Massa is leading a Ferrari 1-2 and Alonso has spun off the track. In this case, Ferrari would win the constructor's. Schuey said he didn't want to win the driver's title that way (with his oponent not finishing). Does that mean he would let Massa win and thus sacrifice the driver's title and simply settle for the constructor's?
My other thought : If Ferrari do lose both titles but win the last race, they will have won more races than Renault, so that should be something of a positive for the team. Interestingly, in 2005 McLaren won more races than Renault, but still managed to lose both titles. The same could happen again this year. Statistically, you'd think the team that wins the most races wins the titles (or one at least).
I'm new here and i wanted to share a couple of thoughts.
First of all, congrats to Renault for winning in Japan and probably clinching both titles.
I'm not sure i entirely understand why Schuey publicly conceded the driver's crown. I'd say i'm about 99% sure Alonso will be champion and about 90% sure renault will win the constructors.
But let's imagine that towards the end of the Brazilian GP, Massa is leading a Ferrari 1-2 and Alonso has spun off the track. In this case, Ferrari would win the constructor's. Schuey said he didn't want to win the driver's title that way (with his oponent not finishing). Does that mean he would let Massa win and thus sacrifice the driver's title and simply settle for the constructor's?
My other thought : If Ferrari do lose both titles but win the last race, they will have won more races than Renault, so that should be something of a positive for the team. Interestingly, in 2005 McLaren won more races than Renault, but still managed to lose both titles. The same could happen again this year. Statistically, you'd think the team that wins the most races wins the titles (or one at least).