I guess it depends upon what we mean by "deserves", the rules determine who wins but tell us little about who "deserves" to win.
Wins Driver Wins Lewis Hamilton 11 Nico Rosberg 5 Daniel Ricciardo 3 Team Wins Mercedes 16 Red Bull 3 Lewis Hamilton 16 Nico Rosberg 15 Daniel Ricciardo 8 Valtteri Bottas 6 Sebastian Vettel 4 Felipe Massa 3 Fernando Alonso 2 Kevin Magnussen 1 Jenson Button 1 Sergio Perez 1 Team Podiums Mercedes 31 Red Bull 12 Williams 9 McLaren 2 Ferrari 2 Force India 1 Nico Rosberg 11 Lewis Hamilton 7 Felipe Massa 1 Team Pole positions Mercedes 18 Williams 1 Lewis Hamilton 7 Nico Rosberg 5 Sebastian Vettel 2 Kimi Raikkonen 1 Felipe Massa 1 Sergio Perez 1 Valtteri Bottas 1 Daniel Ricciardo 1 Team Fastest laps Mercedes 12 Red Bull 3 Williams 2 Ferrari 1 Force India 1
Would appear Hamilton led the most too Chris... Driver Full season laps led Driver’s season laps led Sebastian Vettel 1/1134 (0.09%) 1/970 (0.1%) Daniel Ricciardo 72/1134 (6.35%) 72/1095 (6.58%) Lewis Hamilton 495/1134 (43.65%) 495/1048 (47.23%) Nico Rosberg 483/1134 (42.59%) 483/1062 (45.48%) Fernando Alonso 32/1134 (2.82%) 32/1066 (3%) Kimi Raikkonen 0/1134 (0%) 0/1076 (0%) Romain Grosjean 0/1134 (0%) 0/953 (0%) Pastor Maldonado 0/1134 (0%) 0/847 (0%) Jenson Button 1/1134 (0.09%) 1/1120 (0.09%) Kevin Magnussen 0/1134 (0%) 0/1111 (0%) Nico Hulkenberg 5/1134 (0.44%) 5/1036 (0.48%) Sergio Perez 11/1134 (0.97%) 11/891 (1.23%) Adrian Sutil 0/1134 (0%) 0/857 (0%) Esteban Gutierrez 0/1134 (0%) 0/933 (0%) Jean-Eric Vergne 0/1134 (0%) 0/971 (0%) Daniil Kvyat 0/1134 (0%) 0/924 (0%) Felipe Massa 30/1134 (2.65%) 30/954 (3.14%) Valtteri Bottas 4/1134 (0.35%) 4/1110 (0.36%) Jules Bianchi 0/1134 (0%) 0/754 (0%) Max Chilton 0/1134 (0%) 0/769 (0%) Kamui Kobayashi 0/1134 (0%) 0/663 (0%) Marcus Ericsson 0/1134 (0%) 0/714 (0%) Andre Lotterer 0/1134 (0%) 0/1 (0%) Will Stevens 0/1134 (0%) 0/54 (0%)
So, would seem, other than pole positions Hamilton led the most, won the most, was on the podium the most. Nope, didnt deserve it at all :Banghead:
Under the rules it went to the last race of the season, either could have won and been a deserving champion; however Rosberg is a cooler guy than Hamilton, has consistently performed well in the cars he has had, and was therefore more "deserving". There is more to life than statistics Bradders.
do you actually know anything about F1, the drivers, teams or anything else, have you ever watched a race or do you just make it up as you go along to suit your mantra..:Banghead:
Nico Rosberg 2014 form guide Compare Nico Rosberg‘s performance against his team mate throughout the 2014 F1 season. Race finishing positions AUS MAL BAH CHI SPA MON CAN AUS BRI GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS UNI BRA ABU Nico Rosberg 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 - 1 4 2 2 - 2 2 2 1 14 Team mate 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Performance comparison Nico Rosberg Lewis Hamilton Qualified ahead 11 7 Finished race ahead 4 10 Laps spent ahead 496 480 it was bound to slid into politicians territory as we decide whose statistics are wrong - will confirm tomorrow
Not hot at all, didn't even bother joining in apart from reminding Matt that Button out classed Hamilton when at McLaren :Happy: so in theory, Button deserved the Merc Drive and to Win as he is faster than Hamilton, it wouldn't have mattered about the little Pixies double point debacle as he'd have wrapped it up a while ago
Fwiw I officially know feck all about it. But I do know the sight of a racer. He may be a smug, self-centred wannabee bad boy rapper, but he's the best out there right now
well Paul, that is your right to say that - I just don't have to agree with you - there's nothing more to it than that.
So lets talk about JB, a smooth and very British driver who has humour and the abillity to understate wonderfully but of very late seems to have possibly understood a fate which will befall all great performers at some time in their lives and earlier than most of us would reasonably accept. The stock answer from many will ofcourse be that money has been made and that he has nothing to worry about but does he just want to earn or does he just want to be and keep on being the best that he can be ? Mmmm,I bet that I know the answer.
So @Chris , whena the big dinner date with you and Nico? Is he coming down to Box Hill for a cuppa and a muffin? :Angelic:
he has made it clear that he does not wish to give up motor racing altogether ( last weeks MN ) and may well follow the Weber route. best of luck to him anyway, he is still my fav on the track.
JB is headed to le mans racing, unless he manages to get a good seat. Not sure he could win another title, he could go and win le mans
