Who do you want to be champion? (2)
27th October 2008, 15:00 by Keith Collantine 63 Comments »
One of these men will be F1 champion in six days' time
Robert Kubica was the driver most F1 Fanatic readers wanted to win the Formula 1 championship when we did a poll on it before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Kubica is out of the running now and only Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa can win the title this weekend. So, who do you want to be champion?
Who do you want to be F1 champion?
- Lewis Hamilton (708 Votes)
- Felipe Massa (559 Votes)
- No preference (102 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,369
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yorricksfriend said on 27th October 2008, 14:25
Not a big surprise here that most people want Lewis to win imo. I chose Felipe because I don’t believe he will have this good an opportunity to win the WC again, much like Irvine in 1999, whereas Lewis is signed with arguably the best car for many years to come with a relatively uncompetitive team-mate and should have plenty more chances to become WC.
Keith Collantine said on 27th October 2008, 14:37
Yorricksfriend –
Massa is at Ferrari until the end of 2010, I think. Surely he’s going to have another few shots?
El Gordo said on 27th October 2008, 14:46
I vote Lewis, as he is the most consistently entertaining driver to watch, if not to listen to.
Dougie said on 27th October 2008, 15:03
I vote Massa… team and mechanical failures aside, the only real blot on Massa’s copybook was the silverstone farce, but his teammate also spun more than once in a car which was obviously a dog to drive in those conditions.
Lewis on the other hand has had a remarkably reliable car and a perfect pit team, if he has lost points this year its of his own making (spa excepted, although it was his impetiousness that brought that about).
Therefore, Massa has really raised his game this year, even more so when compared to his World Champion teammate. As Fisi said, Lewis should be a two-time champion already… he only has himself to blame that he ain’t.
schumi the greatest said on 27th October 2008, 15:10
i agree with keith, ive heard alot of people saying massa wont get another chance at a tittle. Why not?? many of these people are prdeicting raikkonen to return to form next year, bu lets face it he just isnt that much better than massa, if anythin g massa is more hungry than kimi is now and that could be whats making the difference.
and also at the people saying they dont want to hamilton to win because hel get plenty more chances….how do you know?? when hamilton was announced as mclarens 2nd driver for 07, the 06 mclaren car was hugely un-reliable and not very fast. next year mnclaren could build a bad car, it happened in 04 after kimi challenged for the tittle in 03 so why cant it happen again.
ade said on 27th October 2008, 15:39
Once again I voted for a Hamilton win.
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With Massa, I figure if he’s needed 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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I think this year has shades of ’94 to it – a spectacular, divisive, naturally gifted, agressive racer in a fast car up against a likeable, vastly improving, hard working and very capable driver in a very fast car.
Alex-Ctba said on 27th October 2008, 15:48
I voted for Felipe again, Lewis Hamilton is F@#$% Great but I’m brazilian and Ferrari’s Fan so…
ade said on 27th October 2008, 15:52
& schumi the greatest (& Keith): ITV were reporting at the last F1 race that Ferrari have a 9,000km test program planned for Kimi over the winter to solve whatever problems have caused him to be “off the boil” this year. This has led to certain sections of the Kimi fanclub on many forums prophecying that he will destroy Felipe in 2009, but I’m not so sure…
sassan said on 27th October 2008, 15:55
Lewis, Mclaren fan so yes and plus he’s british. Anyway if he does win it will probably be the sweetest WDC of all time after having fair and unfair penalties hurled at him including the Spa decision. He is the most aggressive and entertaining driver out there.
Sorry to go off subject. Keith apparently Toyota might quit F1 in future and go back to Le Mans.
Bob said on 27th October 2008, 16:05
I vote Lewis. If Massa wins it will be by less than three points, and we’ll be arguing about the Valencia, Belgium and Japan incidents for years to come. On the other hand a Hamilton victory will be clear.
El Gordo said on 27th October 2008, 16:10
@ Dougie – Sislverstone was not Massa’s only blip this year. What about Adelaide, Hockenheim and Singapore?
schumi the greatest said on 27th October 2008, 16:10
@ ade, well thats fine but it doesnt neccesarily mean he’ll blow massa away does it?? i think alot of people under estimate massa, me included, well i did. ther’s no doubting that he is inconsistent and he never really does anything unless hes on pole but he is very quick.
the same can be said of raikkonen who on his day is blindingly fast but then on others (or for whole seasons, like this one) hardly features.
massa has improved immensley since he joined ferrari, his wild ways have nearly all but dissapeared. he could be an even bigger threat next year if he learns from his experiences this year.
anyway, i voted for hamilton
Mystic Pizza said on 27th October 2008, 16:11
Heart says Lewis; Head would prefer Massa.
If Lewis the WDC, it’ll be seen that he’s already learnt all that he needs to. Personally, I believe there is still room for improvement and the attitude can only get worse when surrounded by yes-men and a WDC title. Yes in theory if Belgium hadn’t happened and Japan had been handled differently, he would already be champion. Doesn’t mean he should be and I’d love to see another British WDC.
Massa on the other hand has definitely shown what he’s made of and has matured this year. Yes he has benefited from some dubious decisions, yes he has made some howling mistakes and sometimes Fate appears to have worked against him. Can’t help but feel that in a reversal of fortunes, he would have remained philosophical about the outcome and not let it affect his performance. Irrespective of the WDC outcome, I’d like him to win on Sunday as Lewis has already savoured a home GP win this year.
schumi the greatest said on 27th October 2008, 16:11
el gordo do you mean melbourne?? theres been no f1 in adelaide since 1995
Mark Stevenson said on 27th October 2008, 16:18
This is a horrid pole. Either pick a driver who can’t drive, with a team that I absolutely hate. Or, pick a little arrogant ******* I hate who drives for a team that is fairly crooked.
Guess I will have to vote for Lewis. If Kubica was a choice still, I would vote for him though.