Petrov vs Hulkenberg
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- 25th October 2010, 15:57 at 3:57 pm #128281ChippieParticipant
Simple title – simple premise.
With all of the talk increasingly based around the fight for the WDC, I thought I’d point us back down the grid to the midfield, hoping that I’m not repeating a thread (apologies if I have, I checked back several weeks).
Petrov – 19 points
Hulkenberg – 18 points
Here we have two rookie drivers in established (and previously championship winning) teams, who are both really struggling, and aren’t being helped by much more experienced team-mates who are regularly outscoring them consistently. With both of there seats looking increasingly under threat next season, I’m finding this an increasingly fascinating rookie face-off, not least because these guys were crossing swords in GP2 last season (Hulkenberg eventually won that one, but it was very close). With Hulkenberg scoring a point in Korea, Petrov’s lead is now a single point going into the last two races.
So, over to you, who do you think is going to score more points this season? Petrov? Hulkenberg? Or do you think they will draw?
My vote goes to Petrov, better car, and he has the one point lead.
25th October 2010, 16:18 at 4:18 pm #149017EnigmaParticipantI think Hülkenberg is genuenly slightly faster a driver, but they’re both talented. They’re both rookies and they need another season in my opinion.
25th October 2010, 16:46 at 4:46 pm #149018Victor.ParticipantHow is winning the championship by 25 points marginal, considering that it amounts to 33% of the runner-up’s total points?
Answer – Hulkenberg. Petrov crashes more often than not and has more or less the same amount of points as the German, despite having a much better car.
25th October 2010, 16:53 at 4:53 pm #149019ChippieParticipantSorry Victor, what I meant by ‘it was very close’, was that over the course of the season, the two were very closely matched, and that until Belgium the championship was still very much in the balance.
25th October 2010, 16:59 at 4:59 pm #149020AnonymousInactiveHulkenberg is better for me because Renault have a better car but Petrov is leading Hulkenberg by one point despite Kubica being much further ahead than Barrichello (team mates).
25th October 2010, 17:04 at 5:04 pm #149021GeorgeParticipantI think Hulkenberg will come out on top, the Williams has been pretty strong for the last few races while the Renault seems to be tailing off.
25th October 2010, 17:44 at 5:44 pm #149022David-AParticipantHulkenberg by far, since he’s matched Petrov what IMO is a much inferior car. Both have largely been beaten by their teammates, but Hulkenberg isn’t embarrassing himself against Barrichello.
Petrov vs Piquet Jr would be a more interesting debate.
EDIT: changed “Yamamoto” to “Piquet Jr.”
25th October 2010, 17:45 at 5:45 pm #14902325th October 2010, 18:06 at 6:06 pm #149024sbl on tourParticipanthulkenberg
25th October 2010, 20:03 at 8:03 pm #149025GeorgeParticipant@Enigma: Both Williams qualified well ahead of Petrov in Suzuka, and Barrichello was stuck in the midfield pack.
The fact that Hulkenberg got sideswiped out of the race by Petrov hardly counts against him in this competition either.
25th October 2010, 20:11 at 8:11 pm #149026IcthyesParticipantWho is better, the pay driver in the 5th best car or the unsponsored GP2 champion in a worse one who has only one point less than him?
25th October 2010, 20:45 at 8:45 pm #149027EnigmaParticipant@George But the Renault was much faster than Williams in Suzuka. Kubica managed to be 2nd before retiring, whilst Barrichello managed to finish in 7th. Kubica is extremely fast a driver but you can’t deny that Renault was better than Williams in Japan.
25th October 2010, 20:54 at 8:54 pm #149028kinggpParticipantpetrov just isnt good enough. Hulkenberg deserves another season possibly at williams or renault? but petrov has to go. Hulk has been closer to rubens than petrov has to kubica all year.
25th October 2010, 22:15 at 10:15 pm #149029Prisoner MonkeysParticipantHulk has been closer to rubens than petrov has to kubica all year.
But that assumes that both a) Kubica and Barrichello and b) the Williams and the Renault are identical.
25th October 2010, 22:29 at 10:29 pm #149030HareParticipantBut that assumes that both a) Kubica and Barrichello and b) the Williams and the Renault are identical.
@PM Sorry, but what? Hulk’s been closer to his team mate than Petrov has been to his. You have no other way of measuring stable mates.
Methinks you’re being pedantic for the joy of it, as no one in the entire world would ever suggest Kubica and Barrichello are ‘identical’!
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