Japanese Grand Prix 2012, Suzuka - Race 15/20

[pingwing]

BBC need a kick for not choosing this one

Will have to catch up on the highlights much later this weekend.

On the plus one of the best tracks of the season, no one can complain about this place!

 

[Tenzo]

Thanks Duke

I will be up for this.

1st Lewis
2nd Button
3 don't care

haha yes, good order.

Though I'd be extremely happy with a Vettel DNF. If not Hamilton for the title, then Alonso or Kimi please and not the one fingered pleb.

 

[Skeeter]

BBC need a kick for not choosing this one

The BBC didn't get to pick all their races. Sky got to pick exclusive ones too.

 

[Duke]

It alternates to the end of the season now with BBC btw.

 

[deuse]

I wonder who will be at the driver conference...could be trouble ahead

 

[Skeeter]

How are the drivers selected for those? Always seems a bit of a random pick.

 

[smr]

Woohoooo, thanks Duke, formula 1 weekend. LOVE this circuit. C'mon Jenson!

 

[Guerrilla]

Cheers Duke

Love these early starts, good circuit too

 

[dannyjo22]

Hamilton to start with 10 less bhp from now on. The exhaust restrictor mod is being fitted right now

It would be a dream come true for Hamilton to win all the remaining races just to see Whitmarsh get sacked (he should be regardless). Bring back Ron!

I'm going for Vettel, Hamilton, Button.

 

[Irish_Tom]

Surely it's still in McLaren's interest to support Lewis to the end of the season for the WCC.

 

[Skeeter]

Surely it's still in McLaren's interest to support Lewis to the end of the season for the WCC.

And the WDC. Just because he moves team it doesn't mean McLaren would loose the WDC crown.

Its in McLarens interest to push for both titles regardless of where people go after.

 

[Duke]

How are the drivers selected for those? Always seems a bit of a random pick.

Assume its the FIA, I don't think they are that random, pretty sure they pick drivers from the country visited or the ones that have been in the spot light recently.

 

[Skeeter]

Kamui, Schumacher, Hamilton, Perez and.... hmm, Massa?

 

[Outcast]

Button to romp it with Lewis in 2nd only for Jenson to slow right down at the very end to allow Hamilton to take the win (just to make a point !! )

Alonso 3rd

 

[Mr Men]

There is no chance of Button doing anything like that now

 

[JeditOjanen]

and why rosberg was saying he wanted the lower number next season

Rosberg won't have that choice. Schumacher got away with asking for the lower number because he's always had an odd-numbered car (there is no car 13, so when he was 2nd driver in his early career he was still in an odd-numbered car) and Mercedes were willing to go along with that, but otherwise the lower number always goes to the driver who finished higher in the previous year's WDC. That's why Hamilton was car 1 in 2009 after winning his title, but car 2 in 2010 after Button joined McLaren. So if Hamilton finishes second in the WDC this year, next year he will be in car 3; if he's third behind Vettel or fourth behind both Red Bulls he'll be in car 5; if he's fourth behind Vettel and Raikkonen he'll get car 7.

 

[utajoker]

Rosberg won't have that choice. Schumacher got away with asking for the lower number because he's always had an odd-numbered car (there is no car 13, so when he was 2nd driver in his early career he was still in an odd-numbered car) and Mercedes were willing to go along with that, but otherwise the lower number always goes to the driver who finished higher in the previous year's WDC. That's why Hamilton was car 1 in 2009 after winning his title, but car 2 in 2010 after Button joined McLaren. So if Hamilton finishes second in the WDC this year, next year he will be in car 3; if he's third behind Vettel or fourth behind both Red Bulls he'll be in car 5; if he's fourth behind Vettel and Raikkonen he'll get car 7.

i think the number should be your position in the championship. so you could have 1 and 5 in a team for example.

 

[Mr Men]

car numbers go on WCC standings don't they?, apart from no1 which goes to the WDC champ, and no2 his team mate.

 

[Duke]

Kamui, Schumacher, Hamilton, Perez and.... hmm, Massa?

That'll be good They don't often come up with anything that interesting now though do they, all prepared for them by the PR depts. The only time we really hear what they think is the top 3 after the race in that room

 

[Skeeter]

Rosberg won't have that choice. Schumacher got away with asking for the lower number because he's always had an odd-numbered car (there is no car 13, so when he was 2nd driver in his early career he was still in an odd-numbered car) and Mercedes were willing to go along with that, but otherwise the lower number always goes to the driver who finished higher in the previous year's WDC. That's why Hamilton was car 1 in 2009 after winning his title, but car 2 in 2010 after Button joined McLaren. So if Hamilton finishes second in the WDC this year, next year he will be in car 3; if he's third behind Vettel or fourth behind both Red Bulls he'll be in car 5; if he's fourth behind Vettel and Raikkonen he'll get car 7.

The numbers aren't worked out like that.

Number 1 is the current WDC, his team mate gets number 2. Then all the rest of the pairs of numbers are assigned to the teams based on their finishing order in the WCC (or the order they entered if they are new). Number 1 goes to the WDC in whatever team he's in regardless of where that team came in the WCC (i.e. it follows the driver if he changes team).

How the teams other than those with 1 and 2 assign those numbers is up to the team. Most choose to do it on championship order, but that's not a rule, its just a rule of thumb.

Currently Mercedes stand to be cars 9 and 10 next year, as they are 5th in the WCC. How they assign them is up to them.