Japanese Grand Prix 2012, Suzuka - Race 15/20

JeditOjanen said:
Seriously, thanks for clearing up my slight error.
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No worries. My post came across a bit aggressive, didn't mean it too.

pingwing said:
:( Should have fought for this one, despite its mad viewing times. One of the best tracks on the calendar.
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Yeah it is a shame that the BBC didn't have this, yet had Valencia for example. I assume it must have been in the first 3 that Sky picked for exclusivity.
 
Skeeter said:
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.
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I was actually thinking about this

1) Depending on how the next two races go - would McLaren want to see "their" No1 on Merc's car if LH wins the WDC? (minor point but could still hurt seeing it there next season)

more importantly

2) Pit Lane placing - I seem to recall McLaren having the best pitlane position in 2010 , but Im not sure if that was because JB joined as Champion or because Brawn changed team name to Mercedes and therefore didnt have a right to that position any more and so McLaren claimed it from their 2nd place in 09.


Ive always thought the pitlane placing was a team prize from previous seasons results - but its recently been very rare where the current world champion winning team lost the WDC driver at the same time without other factors coming into it also.

edit - I was thinking there was a possibility that with LH changing team, Merc could inherit McLaren's place somehow - but maybe not
 
Skeeter said:
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.
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I always preferred the old way of doing it, where you'd have McLaren and Ferrari generally trading 1 and 2 with 27 and 28 for a few years on the trot.
 
Anyone else noticed the numbers aren't as prominent as they used to be years back? I guess they don't need them so much now.
 
Skeeter said:
What was the old system?
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Before 1996, it was generally only the 1-2 numbers that moved depending on who the champion was. Teams kept numbers for years. So Ferrari always ran 27 and 28, aside from 1990 when Prost moved there as reigning champion. Another team that kept numbers for years was Tyrrell, who always had 3 and 4. Lotus used to always be 11 and 12 as well.
 
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