Who do you want to be F1 champion?
15th October 2008, 11:00 by Keith Collantine 111 Comments »
Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Robert Kubica are separated by 12 points
With two rounds to go Lewis Hamilton has 84 points, Felipe Massa 79 and Robert Kubica 72.
Who do you most want to be champion? Were you supporting someone else earlier in the year? Cast your vote and explain your choice below.
Who do you want to win the F1 drivers' title?
- Lewis Hamilton (665 Votes)
- Felipe Massa (449 Votes)
- Robert Kubica (705 Votes)
- No preference (52 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,871
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Who did I vote for?
I cast my vote for Lewis Hamilton, simply because I still think the penalty he got at Spa was disgraceful.
Were Felipe Massa to win the title by the six points he gained on Hamilton thanks to that dubious decision, it would reflect badly on F1. Nor would it be very fair on Massa who, despite some mistakes, has clearly improved immensely as a driver in his three years at Ferrari and is a worthy championship contender.
Were it not for that penalty of Hamilton’s I’d probably pick Kubica as the driver I think deserves the title most: simply because I think he’s been the most consistent and quickest driver, and he’s made the fewest errors. As I wrote on Monday his defence from Kimi Raikkonen at Fuji was exceptional.
But the Spa penalty rankles with me, so Hamilton it is. Who are you rooting for?
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Loki said on 15th October 2008, 11:11
I want Felipe to win only because he drives the Ferrari. At the beginning of the season, I was hoping Kimi would show a fierce defence, a retivalised Kimster…but it never happened.
However, I think Kubica would be the most deserving champion as well given his consistency and, dare I say, leading the charge of BMW as best of the rest – the other 2 drivers seemed to have committed championship-suicide at times in comparison.
Chalky said on 15th October 2008, 11:24
Hamilton – although I might as well say Nigel Mansell as it feels the same.
Sumedh said on 15th October 2008, 11:24
I think; I am the only one ( so far ) to have voted no preference.
Massa and Hamilton have both made mistakes; due to which Robert is still in the title hunt. The BMW now seems as bad as Renault was at the start of the year. His driving has been good.. no doubt; but if he is in the wrong team; It is tough to back him to win the championship.
Anyways; after Michael left the sport; I only support Ferrari; and they seem close yet still favorites to win WCC.
May the best driver win ! !
Lustigson said on 15th October 2008, 11:32
I voted ‘No preference’, too. I’m a Ferrari supporter, but I’d rather see a good title fight with a McLaren or other driver winning, than a 2004-esque snorefest.
Ton said on 15th October 2008, 11:38
Well very simpel, Robert (the Nose) Kubica. The Mc laren en Ferrari are superior to the BMW from Kubica and Nick (the beard) Heidfeld.
It’s a shame for Ferrari and Mc Laren that with two races to go BMW can stil win both championships. To many much to many mistakes, and Kubica is just the better driver. and don’t throw it on expierience Hamiliton and Kubica have the same and Massa has even more.
Well must i commit that races are very entertaining the last seasons.
HAH said on 15th October 2008, 11:47
I want Robert Kubica or Massa to win because they deserve more than Hamilton, look at the video and dicede yourself why Hamilton dont deserve to win, he is lucky Kimi did not finish his race by crashing to his car.
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6ZyQ7Xddo
this video have not been shown on TV & also from F1 official website
Roger Carballo AKA Architrion said on 15th October 2008, 11:49
Rob Kubica is my choice….
Comes from Poland, no tradition about F1 there. Speed. Errors free. Consistency. Slower car than Ferrari or McLaren. And he was proven right about Lewis Hamilton (and Lewis made it clear with his in-track talk)…..
schumi the greatest said on 15th October 2008, 11:52
I voted for hamilton. simple reason being since he came into f1 hes been the driver ive wanted to do well.
i agree with what youre saying about kubica however, i think given a car capable of winning races consistently he will be a real challenger in the future because he doesnt seem to make mistakes (although hamilton only made 2 last year really, and look at this year)
I think hamilton does deserve it however, his wins in britain and germany were brilliant absolutley top draw, his monaco win was another great drive as was his 2nd place in turkey. hes made mistakes in bahrain, canada (where he should of won), mangy-cours, hungary he wrecked his tyres again, monza wrong tyre choice in qualifying, japan we all know what happened there. but i think you have to remember he is only in his 2nd season and many other drivers who went on to win championships were hardly mistake-free in their first few seasons, schumahcer & alonso being good examples.
Dave Spurr said on 15th October 2008, 12:01
I have put money on all 3 to be the champion throughout the season (when the odds were good for each one). But like you say if Massa wins by less than 6 points I think that would be terrible. I don’t want the championship to be decided anywhere but on track, so I want Hamilton to win.
Kubica is also very deserving and it’s a shame that BMW didn’t listen to him when he was leading the championship earlier in the year as it’s very rare you get a shot at a championship, but if they managed to pull out all the stops (and Hamilton and Massa keep falling over each other) and manage to win either or both championships they would be very well deserved.
ade said on 15th October 2008, 12:06
I voted for Hamilton. I want to see him win it, if only to **** off the FIA/Stewards.
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With Massa, I figure if he needs that much assistance from the powers-that-be to keep his championship challenge alive, then he doesn’t really deserve to be World Champion this year.
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Kubica’s done an excellent job this season. Admittedly, I would find it completely hilarious if he did steal the championship from the other two.
El Gordo said on 15th October 2008, 12:09
I voted for Hamilton, because he reminds me a lot of Mansell. Mansell was equally capable of making incredibly stupid mistakes, but you got the impression he gave 100% for every lap of every race.
I don’t get that feeling with Massa. I feel he spends some of the time coasting around, or just giving up. He had really, really weak performances at Australia, Malaysia, Silverstone, Hockenheim, Singapore and Japan.
Also I hold a grudge against Massa for that extra point gained by penalising Sebastien Bourdais for doing absolutely nothing wrong. Spa still rankles, but Hamilton was caught by a VERY strict interpretation of the rules (which if implemented consistently should be applied to half the field in every race).
diseased rat said on 15th October 2008, 12:14
Is there a way to vote for anyone but Massa? If he wins it then fine, he’s won it and that’s the end of it but the guy has no racecraft. If he’s in clean air up the front then he can be better than anyone but as we have seen time and time again he is really poor when it comes to overtaking. His attempts to pass both Bourdais and Webber at Fuji were laughable. Also, how long did it take him to get past the tank that is the current Honda early in the race.. 5 laps, 6 laps perhaps. Terrible.
Hamilton has great racecraft on his good days but can’t seem to keep his head and thus be consistent. This isn’t really surprising given his age, perhaps he will mature further in time and become a more rounded and more deserving champion. He certainly seems to have the ability anyway.
Kubica has impressed consistently and his driving to hold off Raikkonen at Fuji was extremely impressive. If he wins then it will just highlight how low the standard has been this season, since he only has one win so far! However he seems like he would be a worthy champion given the circumstances.
I voted for Hamilton.
CD said on 15th October 2008, 12:15
Am a Ferrari fan but really do not like Massa. Hamilton is not my type same as Kubica. Kimi or Alonso is my real bet but both out of the championship.
Marcin said on 15th October 2008, 12:15
Kubica. Simply because I’m from Poland
so I support him the most, in addition he seems to be an excellent driver.
Anyway, Massa improved a lot since the start of the season, while Hamilton is also an extraordinary driver, so probably all of them “deserve” to win championship at some point of their career.
Jean said on 15th October 2008, 12:17
Disagree with diseased rat Massa has no racecraft – and I thought his move on Webber was brilliant , he second guessed Webber would squeeze him on the outside , dived inside , Webber still swung back , but he took the position anyway. He will win next two races , Lewis will have Kimi ahead in at least one of them , and Alonso will also be ahead in Brazil.