Vettel vs Alonso - Who Deserves it more?

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Ala Benson's BBC article, thought this would be a good place to have a debate on this question too...

Personally I think Alonso deserves the WDC more, even if Sebastian wins these last two races.

Muscled a lesser machine to points and positions where it had no right to be this season.
 
No idea, for all that say Alonso has had the worst car, while I agree he's had a car capable of going out and winning by beating the RBR/Mclaren on tract, he's had a car capable of picking up the win when one of the others drops out the most often. For all the good drives, he's picked up plenty of points via other cars failing, which doesn't really scream of deserving either.

Could decide its Hamilton, because he's been screwed out of the most points and for me has done some of the best driving when not in the lead, closed up on those ahead like in Canada and taken the lead which really hasn't happened much this year.

I think all in all with the three of them, I think Hamilton would be furthest in the lead if his team/car didn't fail so often.

Vettel, I can't look past how much that RBR breaks the spirit of the laws on purpose. Passes flexi wing test by building a wing that tilts instead of flexing, with multiple rules based around maintaining a minimum height, minimum flex, its inherently completely against every idea the rules meant to enforce, but because it passes one test, its "legal". The car has far far too big an advantage when its fast, when its been the fastest, which for me is now the most often of any car this season its been far far faster than the next best car. He's had the least tough races to take points in and also gained plenty of points from others dropping out.
 
Vettel, I can't look past how much that RBR breaks the spirit of the laws on purpose. Passes flexi wing test by building a wing that tilts instead of flexing, with multiple rules based around maintaining a minimum height, minimum flex, its inherently completely against every idea the rules meant to enforce, but because it passes one test, its "legal".

You must be new to Formula 1. :)

I'd love Alonso to win it this year. He's been deserving of that 3rd world title now for a few years in my opinion.

edit: James Allen has a poll on this. Currently 1335 votes with 87% in favour of Alonso.
 
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I really wish I knew where these "rules" were that RBR keep "breaking"...

But anyway, what about Alonso in relation to Massa? As Massa has been right up with, and sometimes faster than Alonso in the last few races either that means Massa is brilliant, or Alonso has taken his eye off the ball. We haven't seen that same determined brilliant Alonso that started the year for quite some time.

But as always, the deserving driver will be the one that wins, and there's still 2 races to go where anything could happen so it seems fairly early to start with all this.

(I'm also positive these articles wouldn't be about if the roles were reversed and it was Alonso on the charge looking to steal it from Vettel. It all seems to be driven by people trying to find ways to avoid praising Vettel.)
 
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Vettel to win.

And I'm sure part of F1 is exploiting flaws in the rules. Generally, Nuwey does it first, then everyone moans while commissioning their own versions.
 
Hamilton would of won it if it wasnt for his team messing things up. Alonso deserves the win over vettel. Can't have zeee german having his 3rd consecutive WDC.

If the magic good luck fairy dust is being spread evenly then both Vettel and Alonso would have not had 2 retirements each, with one of Vettels being an almost guaranteed win, so I think they would have both still had the legs on Hamilton.

It would be interesting to count up potential lost points (all be it difficult) to see how close it is, but Hamilton would still be 3rd I think.
 
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